In “A Doll’s House”, Henrik Ibsen develops the character of Nora through realism and the use of deception, appearance, and strength. He creates a realistic 21st century point of view set in a 19th century time period. Nora starts out in the beginning of the story as a woman who is dependent on other people and turns her into a strong and independent person. Nora finds her way through each problem she has to face to make sure she keeps her appearance convincing, making Nora even tougher. The character development of Nora in “A Doll’s House” is so spectacular and great that she stands out from all other characters in the play making her a force to be reckoned with. From the beginning until the end of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”, we can
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Her problem is as soon as she starts to ruin her appearance, everything starts to dissolve. “The chief thing is, she had made a success-she had made a tremendous success. Do you think I was going to let her remain there after that and spoil the effect? No Indeed!” (pg. 56) Torvald knew that his beautiful wife had put on a tremendous tarantella and charmed everyone in the crowd making him appear as magnificent. He thought that Nora would ruin his whole appearance if she went and started talking to people afterwards so he made Nora leave to prevent her from tarnishing his façade. To Nora, this meant that she wasn’t as important to her husband than the appearance she gave him building on to the disappointment she has for him already and developing her character into what she became. “And besides, how painful and humiliating it would be for Torvald, with his manly independence, to know that he owed me anything! It would upset our mutual relations altogether; our beautiful happy home would no longer be what it is now.” (pg.12) No matter what, Nora must keep Torvalds and her appearance golden. She realizes that she needs to develop a sense of sympathy for her husband because Nora knows that once he found out what she has done, everyone would think less of him which will then ruin every good appearance he has thus ruining her relationship with him. The way Nora uses her appearance to get what she wants or thinks of her appearance as something that can ruin everything in her life makes her develop into a smarter and more deceiving woman by the end of the
Her problem is as soon as she starts to ruin her appearance, everything starts to dissolve. “The chief thing is, she had made a success-she had made a tremendous success. Do you think I was going to let her remain there after that and spoil the effect? No Indeed!” (pg. 56) Torvald knew that his beautiful wife had put on a tremendous tarantella and charmed everyone in the crowd making him appear as magnificent. He thought that Nora would ruin his whole appearance if she went and started talking to people afterwards so he made Nora leave to prevent her from tarnishing his façade. To Nora, this meant that she wasn’t as important to her husband than the appearance she gave him building on to the disappointment she has for him already and developing her character into what she became. “And besides, how painful and humiliating it would be for Torvald, with his manly independence, to know that he owed me anything! It would upset our mutual relations altogether; our beautiful happy home would no longer be what it is now.” (pg.12) No matter what, Nora must keep Torvalds and her appearance golden. She realizes that she needs to develop a sense of sympathy for her husband because Nora knows that once he found out what she has done, everyone would think less of him which will then ruin every good appearance he has thus ruining her relationship with him. The way Nora uses her appearance to get what she wants or thinks of her appearance as something that can ruin everything in her life makes her develop into a smarter and more deceiving woman by the end of the