A Doll'S House Essay

In the play, “A Doll House”, by Henrik Ibsen, Torvald Helmer is a condescending, hypocritical, childish middle aged man. As a lawyer and newly promoted bank manager, Torvald lives in a middle class family with his wife Nora and their three small children which he spends little time with. He is shown to be overtly petty, excessively conscious of what others think of him, and is keen up keeping appearances. When Torvald finds out that Nora borrowed money he reacts poorly, causing his marriage to…

family with the financial problems, and he hopes that Biff will respect and honor him after his funeral. According to Bloom, "if Willy has tragic stature, it is because he is exiled from himself, and so can win no victory whatsoever" (8). Willey is sure that if he is not successful in business, he is not deserved to be loved and respected by his family. Bloom states that Willey is destroyed by love and by the "inevitable ambivalences that attend family romances" (9). The true aim of the main…

In Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House” one of the most noteworthy character contrasts exists between Nora Helmer and Mrs. Linde. At the start of the play, Nora is portrayed as a cheerful wife and mother who tries to outdo herself by amusing her husband all the time. Mrs. Linde; however, is a recent widow with no children, and with no one left to take care of. Another observable difference between the two is how Nora is described as young and attractive, and Mrs. Linde is depicted as middle-aged…

Humans have interesting ways of dictating what is the best way to carry out decisions in various circumstances of life. Some ambitions root from selflessness, while some people think about how something can benefit themselves only. In Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73," similar ideas are present in metaphorical expressions that revolve around being consumed by what defines someone. The image of the tree being "Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by" can symbolize the mental conflicts that impress…

In the novel “The Cat’s Table”, Michael’s cousin, Emily de Saram gets involved with the Jankla Troupe and their plot to free the prisoner, Niemeyer. She becomes captivated by the troupe performer Sunil and through her infatuation she becomes blinded to reality. When comparing the events facing Emily to other characters like Michael and Ms. Lasqueti, the truth becomes distorted and varies from character to character. It is not concise and straight forward. It depends on the memories and…

In a dominate world lead by men, Nora Krogstad did have much of a choice about what she did, what she bought, or even what she ate. Nora, being a women in the 1879’s had no clue just how trapped she was by the men in her life. After eight long years, Nora’s realization that she was living an unhappy and plastic life, she was able to prove that with the little power women had, she was able to overcome her fears. Nora proves to be living a life dominated by multiple male presence by how often she…

CREEPY is one way to describe “Coraline”. When I think of PG rated movies I imagine a pleasant family movie with singing and laughter. This is not one of those films. It's more like the children’s version of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, of course without the actual killings, but still the presence of ghost spirits of children who didn’t realize the dangers in time. And as always the curious and adventurous ones wind-up dead. This movie might have a familiar feel because the…

Nora does not have desires on her own, which is supported by the statement that she makes to Mrs. Linde regarding what they will do once they are free of debt. “To be able to play and romp with the children; to be able to keep the house beautifully and have everything just as Torvald likes it” (Ibsen 213). Nora does not speak of the things that she will want when they are free of debt, but of what her children and husband will want. This shows that Nora is a mother and a wife before…

had happened, and they went to look at the empty spot where the gnome had stood.”(16) This explains that Norah’s phase was turning into a rough posture, where she got mad because she was Dorothy’s best friend plus they did not have anyone in their house, they meant far more than best friends to each other. That part of the day, she was probably thinking of poor Dorothy…

First, the most obvious point to prove that Torvald is motivated to control Nora for the sake of his reputation is the way that he treats her. He feels he must control her so that she will look and act how he wants and not spoil any of his reputation. Torvald sees Nora as a doll, hence the book title. He likes to dress her up to suit his fantasies towards her. One example of this is when he has her dress up as a Capri fisher girl and dance the Tarantella to arouse him. When she dances it too…