The treatment of women by their husbands in the late 1870’s has changed drastically to become how it is today. In the play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen, Nora was treated poorly by her husband and learns to escape into freedom as women did throughout history. Women did not have have many rights in the 1800s until the women's rights movement began. The role women received to fulfill in the family was to take care of the children and love their husbands. Nora portrays her love for husband even though he controls her, as the reader sees through his name calling and demands. The subjection of women, including Nora, has decreased throughout history from what it was in the 1800’s, along with the changing of their roles and overall power.
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Women were not subjected and allowed to have any jobs of the government. The duty of women was to take care of their husbands and their family and be a housewife. The literature of the time, including A Doll’s House, although published at a later time, was a reflection of the society's values. Towards the end of the 1800’s laws were beginning to be passed to better women's lives and give them as many rights as men. While it did take much time before women and men were even considered equal, these laws helped the awakening of the denomination women received. Ibsen's play, A Doll's House had a significant influence on the women's movement. Seeing how Nora was trapped inside her house all day along with Helene, the Helmers maid and servant. The women during this time period are all serving the men around them and are be secluded to the indoors. Throughout the story, Nora builds confidence in herself and begins to become brave. “In the revelatory last act, the dithering is gone. "Before everything else," Torvald insists, "you're a wife and mother." Nora, seated at a small table across from him, looks him in the eye and says "I believe that before everything else I'm a human being--or at any rate I shall try to become one” (Mattimoe). Mattimoe states that before Nora begins to think about leaving she is highly emotional, however this all goes away when she later grows in braveness and decides to leave for good and slams the door shut. The duties and responsibilities that Nora had all were all inside of the house and she did not leave often. The duties that nroa was designed by her husband proves the control that not only torvald had over her, but that all men had over their
Women were not subjected and allowed to have any jobs of the government. The duty of women was to take care of their husbands and their family and be a housewife. The literature of the time, including A Doll’s House, although published at a later time, was a reflection of the society's values. Towards the end of the 1800’s laws were beginning to be passed to better women's lives and give them as many rights as men. While it did take much time before women and men were even considered equal, these laws helped the awakening of the denomination women received. Ibsen's play, A Doll's House had a significant influence on the women's movement. Seeing how Nora was trapped inside her house all day along with Helene, the Helmers maid and servant. The women during this time period are all serving the men around them and are be secluded to the indoors. Throughout the story, Nora builds confidence in herself and begins to become brave. “In the revelatory last act, the dithering is gone. "Before everything else," Torvald insists, "you're a wife and mother." Nora, seated at a small table across from him, looks him in the eye and says "I believe that before everything else I'm a human being--or at any rate I shall try to become one” (Mattimoe). Mattimoe states that before Nora begins to think about leaving she is highly emotional, however this all goes away when she later grows in braveness and decides to leave for good and slams the door shut. The duties and responsibilities that Nora had all were all inside of the house and she did not leave often. The duties that nroa was designed by her husband proves the control that not only torvald had over her, but that all men had over their