A Doll's House Gender Roles

She points out to Torvald that their marriage was a clear failure when she questions Torvald, “How could you ever teach me to be a proper wife? Your wife?” (Ibsen 82). To this question Torvald is unable to provide a reasonable answer hence proving Nora’s point about the failure of their marriage. Further, the sudden change in Nora’s behavior during the second half of the play is significant as it symbolizes her clear intent to depart from the house in search of her inner-self.

Nora begins to take offence to the words of Torvald. He refers to her as his most “prized possession”, and continues to say that he often imagines her as though she is his mistress, and she is a temptress. Nora continues to get offended, telling Torvald she doesn’t want any of this. Nora begins

In relation to today’s societal standards, it is easy to judge Torvald for how he treated Nora, however, his behavior is not very outrageous given the time period. Ibsen created Torvald in the image of a typical Victorian era male. Torvald is a product of his society, the same way Nora is. It can be argued he is equally as imprisoned. At the beginning the play, Nora seems completely happy. She encourages Torvald’s teasing, speaks with excitement about the extra

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For example, after Torvald expresses his disgust with borrowing money Nora appears to be downtrodden, and appears to comply with his reprimand sadly (Ibsen 122). That makes Torvald giving her the money she initially asked for by demonstrating immature ways. However, Torvald likes the idea of being controlling; and for Nora to always come to him for her needs. He demonstrates several times a father figure role by giving her tasks to do.

Although Nora is secretive about the crime she committed, which is forging her father’s name in order to borrow money; she does it to save her husband. During Act I when Nora is speaking to Mrs. Linde about someday revealing to Torvald about the secret loan Nora exclaims: “One day I might, yes. Many years from now, when I’ve lost my looks a little. Don’t laugh. I mean, of course, a time will come when Torvald is not as devoted to me, not quite so happy when I dance for him, and dress for him, and play with him.” (Act I, pg. 12). This quotation shows that even early on in the play Nora understands the reality of her marriage, and her existence to Torvald. Therefore, Act I is merely an introduction to the overall overarching theme of independence. Act I shows the obedient side of Nora, until later scenes when she reveals her independence. Torvald attempts to oppress his wife, but his actions do not stop Nora’s independent thoughts from forming.

In the beginning, Nora acts and speaks like a child saying things like “Pooh!”(Act 1). Ibsen showshow he thinks dependant and uneducated woman are naive and almost childlike. Nora and Torvald’s relationship is almost exactly how her and her father’s relationship had been, with the man completely controlling Nora, and Nora acting like an obedient child. Nora had not been independent with her father and when she marries Torvald she is also completely dependant on him for everything she wants or needs. Both Nora’s father and Torvald coddle Nora and treat her like a delicate doll so she is never fully is independent. At one point in the play Torvald even admits he finds Nora more attractive because of her dependence on him. Christine Linde is

Torvald has the same ownership over Nora that her father had. “Marriage was described as 'legalised prostitution' or slavery”(Forward). Nora was similar to a slave to torvald, he told her what to do, what to wear, and even how to dance. Nora loved her husband even though he treated her more like his pet than a wife. He called her many pet names like: squirrel, songbird, and wastrel.

At the end of the play, when Torvald gets angry at Nora for borrowing money and forging her dads signature, Nora realizes that that was their first serious talk in eight years. She says that both her father and Torvald have been treating her like a doll-child. She admits to Torvald that he hasn’t been in love with, rather he enjoyed the thought of being in love with her. She as though acts like the dominant one in the end of the play. For example, she says she’s going to leave him, but Torvald is telling her to say and that he will do anything for her. Also, when she’s leaving, Torvald asks her to stay another night, but she say’s she cannot be with a strange man.

The tale of Adam and Eve, an infamous account in the book of Genesis, depicts man’s original disobedience in eating of the Tree of Knowledge and serves as humankind’s first archetype of the innate relationship between lost innocence and the attainment of knowledge. As portrayed in the story, God’s severe punishment of Adam and Eve for consuming the forbidden fruit insinuates that it is wrong to desire knowledge, more specifically, the knowledge of humanity’s potential for good and evil. The resultant loss of innocence from gaining this moral comprehension is all too frequently regarded as sinful, undesirable, and ultimately regrettable. The concept however, of pursuing a greater understanding of the natures of others and oneself is not fundamentally wrong as it expresses a kind of valuable moral growth. As evidenced by further analysis of the story of Adam and Eve, it is apparent that although acquiring knowledge does

    In every society power is the bringer of fortune and influence. In his play A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen portrays, through the character of Nora, the power women are gaining in patriarchal societies. Nora, who symbolizes all women, exercises her power throughout the entire play. She cleverly manipulates the men around her while, to them, she seems to be staying in her subordinate role. In all three acts of the play Nora controls many situations and yields the most power.

The relationship between Torvald and Nora is based on the assumption that women are beneath men. Torvald treats Nora like a girl would treat a doll. Torvald refers to Nora as his "lark," "squirrel," and his beautiful "songbird" throughout Ibsen's play, except when he is angry; then she becomes a woman. Elaine Baruch adds insight:

Torvald’s wife Nora is the center of several of the traits that classify him as a morally ambiguous character. Nora is more like a possession to Torvald than a soul mate or wife. She is like a doll to him, something that he can control and shape into what he wants. Nora is treated like a child and as if she can not function a second without him to be there to tell her what to do. Her dependency on him is extremely important to him because that is

Torvald is only concerned with, in regard to his relationship with Nora, how well she makes him look and what other people think about it. If he has a beautiful, obedient wife and joyful relationship, people will respect him. They’re relationship, on the outside appears to be happy. But, when you analyze their relationship, you see Nora is treated like a child in this relationship, but as the play progresses she begins to realize how phony her marriage is. Torvald sees Nora 's only role as being the subservient and loving wife. He refers to Nora as "my little squirrel" (185), “my little lark” (185), or “little spendthrift” (185). He only sees her as a possession. Torvald calls Nora by pet-names and speaks down to her because he thinks that she is not intelligent and that she can not think on her own. Whenever she begins

Nora is belittled by Torvald in the play and often placed on a high pedestal. In Act I Nora returns from her day of shopping for the Christmas season and Torvald calls for Nora asking her about her shopping trip. “My squirrel bustling about?” and “little wastrel has been throwing money around again?” (Ibsen 1089). Torvald has ownership over Nora in their marriage, a common principle during this time period. Moving forward into Act III, in the final scenes of the play the secrecy of the loan is revealed to Torvald. Nora is finally convinced that it is time to tell Torvald to go and read his letters. She decides that she wants to leave her home, her children and her life behind to avoid punishment Torvald would most likely inflict upon her. After reading the letter Torvald stops her before she can escape.“What a dreadful awakening. All these years-all these eight years-she, my pride and my joy- a hypocrite, a liar-oh worse! worse!-a criminal!” (Ibsen 1142). Torvald is right about Nora lying but, he seems to have forgotten what Nora has done to try and protect his reputation and his pride. That indeed her behavior is quite twisted, but she still acted in her version of a selfless way to protect her husband. “You’ll go on living here; that goes without saying. But I won’t let you bring up the children; I dare not trust you with