Oppression In A Doll's House And A Lesson

The greatest lessons in life are generally learned through past experiences one has, yet for many others, lessons can be learned through a work of literature, within the challenges the character’s face. Although often perceived that one cannot fathom the challenges the other faces until they face the challenge themselves, both A Doll’s House and A Lesson Before Dying challenge that idea, as through literature, I felt as if I faced the struggles the characters faced and learnt from them.
In novels and plays read during this course, oppression was the dominant theme. In A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest Gaines drew attention to oppression by racism and poverty through the character Grant Wiggins, a teacher for the black children on the plantation. …show more content…
In the play, Nora demonstrates how deeply oppression affected her through misogyny. Nora’s role as a doll in her dollhouse, reveals the control that men had over her. Moreover, the belief that men should be the head of the household and domestic abuse are struggles that women and society itself struggles to face. As a woman, I too have faced misogyny. however, upon reading how a character such as Nora could face it strongly and confidently, gives me confidence that should I ever be in that situation, like her I can strongly face it. Nora like black people in Gaines’s novel, were discriminated over something they had no control over. Moreover, through both works of literature, I learned more about the conflicts they faced during their time and could apply it to my life as they challenge they faced, are still faced the people around …show more content…
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