The patriarchal society portrayed in A Doll 's House draws a very …show more content…
Torvald 's patronizing mindset was not really unusual for men during the Victorian era. He asserts his dominance over Nora verbally in a nonchalant manner by giving her nicknames. He is a man who is more worried about his reputation rather than his wife 's overall wellbeing. Furthermore, Nora 's and Torvald 's marriage on the outside may appear to be the perfect relationship, but as the play progresses forward, she begins to realize that her marriage is not as authentic as it appears to be. Torvald sees Nora 's role as being the subservient and perfect wife, he presented her to …show more content…
She comes to the conclusion that the life she knew was a lie and pretending to be the old Nora, hiding the woman she had become towards the end. Individuals struggling with their own identities in the face of oppressive social standards seem to be a common theme in many of Ibsen 's plays and this is prominent in A Doll 's House and this can definitely apply to Nora Helmer as she herself struggled to find her own identity. Torvald 's condescending and attitude towards Nora and forcing her to act in a way the pleased him and only him as his perfect doll. In the end, Nora decides to leave her doll-like existence behind and explore her newfound