How does the story parallel Norway in the late 19th Century?
During the book, A Doll’s House there are many cultural and contextual considerations that are taken into account while reading the book. Throughout the story of a Doll’s House, The story of Helmer and Nora is displayed in such a way that many people in today’s society are very aghast about. In the late nineteenth century, many women in Norway (and other countries) did not have equal rights such as men did in the late 1800’s. Throughout the story, it is clear that Nora is not treated the way a woman today would be treated. “And I would wish you to be anything but just what you are, my sweet little skylark”(Ibsen 14). It is clear that Helmer does not refer to his wife as his wife’s name at times, instead giving her animal names and …show more content…
Here and toward the end of the book, Nora shows that she can do anything that Helmer can and that she just wants to have an equal opportunity like men do. This story’s validity to me is very factual and has a lot of similarities with the story and real-life. To me, for women during this time period, A Doll’s House, is one of the most important plays written because it sheds light on the inequality of women during that time period and shows that just one woman can make a difference in changing the perception of how women are in the world. Today in Norway, many women have served in a political office and are capable of many other things. Whether Henrik Ibsen realized it or not, soon after A Doll’s House was published, the world of women began to change, as rights and opportunities opened up for women in countries like Norway around the globe. During the story, life is portrayed as normal for Nora to be treated as inferior, or less powerful than Helmer, till the end of the book, where Nora shifts the balance to have to power in the relationship and decide what to do with her life. This story in opinion, perfectly
During the book, A Doll’s House there are many cultural and contextual considerations that are taken into account while reading the book. Throughout the story of a Doll’s House, The story of Helmer and Nora is displayed in such a way that many people in today’s society are very aghast about. In the late nineteenth century, many women in Norway (and other countries) did not have equal rights such as men did in the late 1800’s. Throughout the story, it is clear that Nora is not treated the way a woman today would be treated. “And I would wish you to be anything but just what you are, my sweet little skylark”(Ibsen 14). It is clear that Helmer does not refer to his wife as his wife’s name at times, instead giving her animal names and …show more content…
Here and toward the end of the book, Nora shows that she can do anything that Helmer can and that she just wants to have an equal opportunity like men do. This story’s validity to me is very factual and has a lot of similarities with the story and real-life. To me, for women during this time period, A Doll’s House, is one of the most important plays written because it sheds light on the inequality of women during that time period and shows that just one woman can make a difference in changing the perception of how women are in the world. Today in Norway, many women have served in a political office and are capable of many other things. Whether Henrik Ibsen realized it or not, soon after A Doll’s House was published, the world of women began to change, as rights and opportunities opened up for women in countries like Norway around the globe. During the story, life is portrayed as normal for Nora to be treated as inferior, or less powerful than Helmer, till the end of the book, where Nora shifts the balance to have to power in the relationship and decide what to do with her life. This story in opinion, perfectly