Henrik Ibsen

calls out to Nora “Is that my lark twittering there?” (Ibsen 1) The fact that he calls her a lark twittering around, sounds condescending. If you did not treat your wife as an inferior, you would not use ‘twittering’ to describe her putting away your children’s Christmas present, instead you would use a verb that does not make her sound so childlike and useless. In addition, Torvald also calls out “Is it the squirrel frisking around?” (Ibsen 1) A squirrel is very low in the food pyramid;…

Throughout the book Marie-Laure shares her feelings with the reader. Anthony Doerr splendidly masters while describing her emotion in words, giving the reader a change to also experience her ups and downs, and see the reflection of her personality in her actions. Goals are one of the criteria by which character’s believability is judged, consequently the author of this novel spawns few of them for his main character Marie-Laure. She is a dreamer whose imagination is the only thing that she can…

Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl remains ignorant of a great deal. Raised solely by Hester, she does not know the identity of her father nor the stigma behind her mother’s “A”. Unknown to Pearl, the “A” conveys Hester’s adultery that she committed with Dimmesdale. In the forest, the two reconnect and make plans to leave their Puritan community to become a family. When Pearl sees Hester and Dimmesdale in the forest, she does not recognize them. As Pearl cannot…

It is analyzed that throughout history that women have been held up to expectations that cause them to be treated as inferior to men. Literature often highlights the pressure women have felt and still feel today from society’s unattainable expectation. These women that defy the limitations society sets for them are some of the most powerful, strong role models for young women today. When comparing the two works The Awakening by and A Doll House by, Nora demonstrates strength that is greater than…

Karrueche Tran has moved on and didn't want another Chris Brown drama but she knows that it's impossible for her name to not be linked to the "Turn Up the Music" hitmaker unless he will finally move on and let her go. Tran is not very happy that she will have to dodge the question about her ex everytime he'll do something controversial. “Karrueche hates getting sucked back in every single time that Chris Brown has an outburst or meltdown,” the source told HollywoodLife exclusively. “She’s doing…

Christin Wood 10/13/2015 Mrs. Hobbs English Comp 1 American Girl Doll History The creation of the American Girl Doll and company was Pleasant Rowland in 1986. There are also a line of dolls that have the same name. American Girl Dolls all have their own story from different parts around the world. The dolls are about girls between the ages of 8-11 from different cultures and perspectives. The story are about different times in history, and today the dolls talk about what there life was…

In Henrik Ibsen’s play a doll house Nora Helmer commits both a moral and legal crime. When her husband was ill a doctor said that they should go on a vacation so he can heal. However, this trip to Italy is quite expensive and they did not have the funds to pay for it. Her husband Trovald, refused to take a loan out so ,Nora Took an illegal loan from Mr. Krogstad by forging her dead father signature three days after he died(1262). From a legal perspective this is fraud and she could have been…

Life in Plastic Someone once said, “A happy marriage is about three things: memories of togetherness, forgiveness of mistake, and a promise to never give up on each other.” In the play in A Doll’s House, the most significant cause that led to Nora Helmer’s decision to leave her family was because of lack of love in their marriage, she wasn’t treated right way. She thought he will defend her and sacrifice himself for her as he always said, but her husband’s reaction was too far from that. Nora…

In modern society, it is believed that a marriage is now more equal than before because of the increase in opportunities that women have in modern times. Women now have more economic freedom and are not just confined to the house. Women can get jobs and can discuss their problems openly in society. In addition, they are not confined to just one role in society and are allowed to choose whether they want to go down the path of motherhood. In the nineteenth century, marriage roles had been…

Certainly, Nora is bold and strong for rising up to Torvald and becoming a strong, self-willing and independent woman. Another one of her characteristics is being highly courageous. Endless opportunities arise to Nora to allow her to break away from her predicament with the assistance of Rank or Krogstad, but it’s not until the concluding pages of Act III that her final decision, and the resounding door slamming shut, accentuate Nora 's eventual courageous choice to leave her husband, children,…