Nora In Torvald

Torvald is very ignorant towards Nora. He controls her from every little point and doesn’t take into consideration what Nora actually wants. Torvald controls how many macaroons Nora can eat and with whom she can be and what she should wear. He doesn’t treat Nora as a human, but rather as a robot who is programmed to do what the owner demands it do. This ignorant trait is still widely visible in the 2st century.

In A Doll’s House, Nora lies to Torvald in order to save his life. This one deception that took place in the past leads to many more and helps her realize that she is unhappy in her

Throughout A Doll’s House, Torvald views Nora’s actions as being deceiving not only towards him but also towards her family. However, Nora gain her perspective on her own actions and begins observing it differently than Torvald’s. The play states, “ It was me they told that his life was in danger...well, well, I thought, you’ve got to be saved somehow. And then I thought of a way-,” (Ibsen 35-36). Within Nora’s and Mrs. Linde’s private conversation, Nora conveys that her manipulation of money revealed how she deceives her husband even though it was in good intent to save his life. In addition, this demonstrates Nora’s willingness to think about others, such as her husband, before realizing for herself that there were going to be consequences for her later on. Within the play, Nora states, “ You have never understood me. A

Nora starts off the play essentially as Torvalds toy. She is obedient, she is cute, she rarely goes against his wishes, and she is nothing without her “owner”, Torvald. The reader, however, discovers early on that all is not what it seems to be. Nora is actually a very rebellious woman who enjoys going against Torvald’s wishes. There are scenarios where she does this out of the sheer enjoyment she gets. Nora loves macaroons.

We also see his demeaning behavior when he underestimates her ability to handle money. Herman Weigand points out that "Torvald tells her in money matters she has inherited her father 's disposition" (Weigand 27). So Torvald 's condescending language and names keep Nora in her place as a doll where he likes her to be. James Huneker put it best when he said

Torvald was ill and the only thing that could save him would be time spent away from the cold. Nora never tells Torvald about this loan because he doesn’t believe in borrowing. Toward the end of the play when Torvald finds out about the loan, his true colors come out and Nora finally gets to see what her husband is really like. This is what really causes Nora to leave her family and to try to find who she really is. This situation also causes Torvald to change a little as well. Near the end when Torvald finds out about the loan, he gets angry with Nora. Once he learns that she is going to leave him and the children, he begins to change his ways a little and starts treating her with a little more respect. He hopes this will make Nora stay, but she already has her mind set and finally has control for once in her life.

restricted to playing with the children, doing little housework, and working on her needlepoint. A problem with her responsibilities is that her most important obligation is to please Torvald, making her role similar to that of a slave. Torvald easily talks down to Nora saying things like: “…worries that you couldn’t possible help me with”, “Nora, Nora, just like a woman”, and “Mayn’t I look at my dearest treasure? At all the beauty that belongs to no one but me—that’s my very own?” as if she is considered his property.

Nora also felt as if she was unable to make important decisions on her own, and was constantly asking for Torvald’s input. Torvald, on the other hand, worked almost all hours of the day for his family. Torvald is what we would consider the head of the household, and he also played his role of what was expected of him in society. “ A Doll House is not about everybody’s struggle to find him-or herself but, according to its author, about Every

At the moments that Nora angers him by her seeming stubbornness, she becomes the terrifying creature, "a woman," which is a term of abuse for Torvald [. . .]. He cannot handle her then, for she no longer fits into the doll house. (376)

Torvald uses money as a way to manipulate Nora’s emotions. Torvald does not like to see Nora upset with him, so he offers her money to which Nora responds with, “Money!” and many “thank you’s” with gushing gratitude (1.4-5). Torvald knows how fond Nora is of money, probably due to her lower middle-class background, so he offers it to her when it will benefit him the most and make her happy with him again. Torvald also uses food as a form of manipulation, specifically macaroons.

In A Doll’s House, Nora lies to Torvald in order to save his life. This one deception that took place in the past leads to many more and helps her realize that she is unhappy in her marriage. Early on, Nora tells petty, inconsequential lies. However, most of her lies and deceptions are done for the sake of her family.

Nora was a doll all of her life, first to her father then to Torvald,

During the beginning of A Doll House Nora comes home humming happily and is acting playful with simple phrases like "Pooh!" and actions of covering Torvalds mouth and acting the part of a wife during this time period. There are also several hints to things shes hiding from Torvald, one of the

By saying all these things Nora is seemingly proving to Torvald that he has power over her. Luckily, Torvald is not incredulous and feels that Nora is being

He always maintains his authority over the house. He always kept the keys of the letterbox with him. Torvald just uses her as a showpiece. To him Nora is like a trophy which he can flaunt everywhere . He says, “Yes, just look at her! She’ s worth seeing , if you ask me ! He always tries to degrade Nora he says , “ Little Nora talking about scientific tests” . Even when he discovers what Nora has done for him he refers her to a ‘wretched woman’ contradictory to what Nora was imagining