Already Torn Into A Hundred Thousand Pieces Like any living thing, a partnership needs care to survive. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, what Nora and Torvald do not realize is that their marriage didn’t deteriorate because of Nora’s lies. The relationship was broken from the start, which is a fact the couple only realizes at the end of the play. For example, in the beginning of the play, Torvald refers to Nora as a “squirrel” (3). He continually addresses her as anything but a human. He treats her like a doll, not even once believing that she could be capable of cultivating her own thoughts. When one cannot even see a partner as an equal, it becomes clear that their connection isn’t a healthy one. Nora and Torvald’s conjugal bond further degenerates because its foundation
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Nora was never in control of her own life. She adopted the likings of Torvald, or at least put up a masquerade of it. Early in play, Nora claims that she’s “alive and happy” (10). The reality is Nora lies to cover up her anxiety about the forgery, which inflicts continued stress upon her. Throughout most of the play, Nora, puts up a joyful façade, but exhausts herself. Nora can’t even be honest with her husband about her forgery, which proves how damaged their marital bond is. The wedlock had become so suffocating that it pushed Nora to lie, which is a form of illness. Nora was patronized and degraded constantly. Her friend, Mrs. Linde, says that she is, “still very like a child in many things “(3). Her husband only considers her an accessory to his reputation and often accuses her of spending too much. Her friends and family think so poorly of her. There’s no way Nora could come to love herself after being constantly told she wasn’t intelligent or good enough. A person cannot truly care for another person until they are fond of themself. Nora surely couldn’t
Nora was never in control of her own life. She adopted the likings of Torvald, or at least put up a masquerade of it. Early in play, Nora claims that she’s “alive and happy” (10). The reality is Nora lies to cover up her anxiety about the forgery, which inflicts continued stress upon her. Throughout most of the play, Nora, puts up a joyful façade, but exhausts herself. Nora can’t even be honest with her husband about her forgery, which proves how damaged their marital bond is. The wedlock had become so suffocating that it pushed Nora to lie, which is a form of illness. Nora was patronized and degraded constantly. Her friend, Mrs. Linde, says that she is, “still very like a child in many things “(3). Her husband only considers her an accessory to his reputation and often accuses her of spending too much. Her friends and family think so poorly of her. There’s no way Nora could come to love herself after being constantly told she wasn’t intelligent or good enough. A person cannot truly care for another person until they are fond of themself. Nora surely couldn’t