A Doll's House Change Analysis

The feeling of change is something that not everyone can get adapted to. The feeling of change is also not something that someone can overcome within minutes due to a surprise change. In the novel, “A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, he shows a relationship between a man and a woman named Torvald and Nora Helmer. Nora’s attitude starts off with what readers believe is true happiness, but what they don’t realize is that sooner than later, Nora comes clean about how she really feels about Torvald himself. The novel itself explains how Nora’s feelings have changed for Torvald and how the changed feelings make up the entire plot. First, Henrik Ibsen’s writing style helps set up a very clear picture on how the married couple’s relationship is far …show more content…
Nora strives for individuality throughout the entire novel, but never speaks of such a thing due to society’s standards and her husband. She comes clean to Mrs. Linde about her want of individuality as she says “it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money. It was like being a man” (Ibsen 23). Nora continuously tells Mrs. Linde secrets that she would never dare tell anyone else, more specifically Torvald. She keeps her head high and tries her best to stay as happy as possible, while keeping secrets, but fails to do so when in the end, she comes clean about everything to everyone. She let Torvald read the letters who reacts in such a hatred way. Helmer goes onto say that “[she] destroyed all [his] happiness. [She] has ruined all [his] future” (Ibsen 72). Nora takes this into consideration and realizes that maybe now is a good time for change for herself and for those around her. Helmer’s words in the beginning of the novel, truthfully get into Nora’s head to begin with which most likely influences her decisions towards the end. While talking about Krogstad, Helmer doesn’t know that Nora did the same crime as him, this being one of the secrets that she keeps from him. He says that “because such an atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breathe the children take in such a …show more content…
Nora can be seen as either the protagonist or the antagonist depending on how people’s beliefs are around relationships. The feelings revolving around the relationship of Torvald and Nora Helmer change in a way that helps out both characters. Helmer no longer has to worry so much about his reputation, ignoring the fact that his wife leaves him. While Nora no longer has to worry about being controlled, as she can become her own person and make her own decisions for herself. The events build on one another to help us see how the change of feelings in the relationship of the married couple was for the