Nora's Alternative Ending

It seems that for most of Nora's life she's been under the thumb of a man. Another noticeable difference that bounces off equality is the inability of Nora to work or do as she pleased. In a typical relationship now, it is expected that both the male and female work to provide for their family, as today’s society has adapted to allowing the male to not feel a constant pressure to provide as the responsibility is shared. In the present, research shows that more and more men are becoming stay-at home husbands, working from home and raising their children at the same time. A man that stayed at home whilst the woman worked was unheard of during the time of Nora’s and Torvalds relationship. Whereas during the time of Nora and Torvalds’s relationship, it was expected that the female took care of all the home keeping, whilst the male worked to support the family. Unlike a typical relationship in the present day, Nora had to go behind her husband’s back to work. In the novel, she mentions how she found work to do that occupied her late until night, even when tired she would work as it gave her pleasure to sit there working and earning

According to Elizabeth Hardwick, Nora is “intrinsically independent and free-spirited” from the very beginning of the play (294). Unni Langås also wrote an essay on Ibsen’s drama and about Nora’s specific motives. He wrote, “When she performs acts that are generally reserved for men, or withdraws from practices associated with women, she shows the gender attribution of these acts to be social constructions and thereby contests their reified status” (157). So, Langås claims that Nora’s “rebellion” and discontent began long before she literally walked out on Trovald, her husband. The events that eventually unfolded at the end of the play and that lead her to finally leave her husband were just those last straws that broke the camel’s back. Before her final stage exit, Ibsen has Nora say, “For eight years I have been patiently waiting,” enforcing this idea of long-lived frustration (3.1107).

Nora's second, and strongest, break from society's rules was shown by her decision to leave Torvald and her children.  Society demanded that she take a place under her husband.  This is shown in the way Torvald spoke down to her saying things like "worries that you couldn't possibly help me with" (Ibsen Page #), and "Nora, Nora, just like a woman" (Ibsen page #).  She is almost considered to be property of his: "Mayn't I look at my dearest treasure?  At all the beauty that belongs to no one but me - that's all my very own" (Ibsen page #)?  By walking out she takes a position equal to her husband and destroys the very foundation of society's expectations of a wife and mother.  Nora also breaks society's expectations of staying in a marriage since divorce was frowned upon during that era.  Her decision represented a break from all expectations placed upon a woman by society. Throughout the play Nora is looked down upon and treated as a possession by her husband. She is

At the beginning of the play, Nora seems to have a mind and behavior more like a child than a grown woman. Nora also seems to not mind being treated like a doll because she is being pampered by her now wealthy husband. Nora’s husband, Torvald, seems to thinks that she is sometimes silly, and we see this with the one of the lines from the play, “Are you scatterbrains off again?” (Ibsen 1449). Although it seems Nora is nothing merely than a childish and ditzy person, she shows us the good qualities within her as well. Nora would be considered by many as a daring and determined woman because of what she does for her husband. Throughout Act One, we see many different characteristics from Nora already. We see courage and

In the story, “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, we read about two different endings to the play. One of them is the original ending, and the other one is the alternate ending. The alternate ending causes more of a downfall for Nora because she goes against her will to leave Torvald and risks a joyful life to stay with her children. For example, in the alternate ending Torvald tricks Nora into staying with him by threatening her with the idea that it is a sin to leave your children. This frightens Nora and causes her to change her mindset about her decision. In the story Nora says, “Motherless! [Struggles with herself, lets her travelling bag fall, and says.] Oh, this is a sin against myself, but I cannot leave them.” This shows how Nora is

The sense that woman were helpless creatures seemed to echo in the society around them. It appears that most women were not considered for work or allowed to educate themselves. Torvald viewed Nora as a frail creature, child like and completely helpless yet influential and responsible for the morality of the family. Nora's character seemed to represent the way women were more or less held captive in their homes just as they were in society. This dependent role for woman was emphasized when Mrs. Linde spoke of her life being empty; that she had no one to care for and there was no pleasure in working for oneself. Wife and mother were the most important roles that women played and without

After hearing words from her husband, like ‘you’re not fit, ‘stupid woman” and downright disrespect versus the arrival of the letter and promissory note being return and he’s reaction that he was saved showing it was all about him,Nora realizes that the image of the doll she was raise to be was no longer what she wanted, she didn’t want to just be taken off the shelf and use for anyone else purpose she realized she needed to find her own purpose and was willing to walk away from everything she knew to receive hat freedom of knowing who she could be.her freedom I felt that she will have regret later. Considering what the American philosopher William James theory, states, “presents the world as a random collection of chance happenings”, “Cause A leads to Cause B” “regrets identity is the random collection of happenings, people make what they consider the right move and my times make what they consider the wrong move..”.people are typically indecisive and unpredictable”….. Nevertheless, Nora feels that leaving her family is what she has to do in order to know who she is and she says, she has “ a duty to herself” and she can’t see doing that being a wife and children. I feel she will pay a price for freedom, walking away from her children.

In the doll’s house at the beginning of the play we see Nora being classified as an obedient, money loving, and childish wife. Nora and the women of the 19th century were treated a lot different of what women now are used to now. In the doll’s house Nora was supposed to Cook, Clean, take care of the kids, etc. which she didn’t do that. The marriage vows of the 19th century is different than what we would say because The money in the 19 century is the man’s money and woman don’t have no say so about it, but Nora challenges that Role of what a woman should be when Torvald which is the man asks her what she wants for Christmas and which she replies “you can give me money, Torvald. No more than you think you can spare; then one of these days I’ll. That textual support to me mean that I think she already knew she was getting tired of the way she been living which proves it at the end “That our life together would be a real

Both, in the play and the movie, Nora is a person that lives under the orders of her husband and both works entwine to demonstrate the reader or the watcher that marriage at that time was an unmerited weapon to submit ladies yet that at last, ladies must take it into their own hands to get any kind of equity. Through changes in the last scene, Nora is portrayed as substantially more womanly and noble than she was ever introduced to the play. At the end, the director added a scene that is not in the play, where Nora goes and says goodbye to her children before leaving forever, this is a key aspect since, in the play, the reader is not allowed to see any regret from Nora because she is abandoning her kids, somehow it gives her decision a selfishness and merciless feeling. . Here, it is anything but difficult to see that while the play intended to indicate Nora as persecuted it additionally incorporated her blemishes and her flaws as a mother and lady, while the play meant to demonstrate Nora as a casualty to her marriage and society and legitimate in her choice to take off. All things considered, albeit both could pass on a similar message, the film was considerably more successful in its utilization of sentiment in Nora. Both the film and the play transmit an indistinguishable topic of marriage from a severity to ladies, the film can summon a great deal more sensitivity and evaluation for the character of Nora than the play was ever ready

The symbols that are shown throughout the play and short story are the feelings of being trapped, her unhappiness of not being someone better towards life, and their decision they could have taken to get their freedom. Eveline did not know weather to decide between leaving her family or starting a new life with Frank, while Nora was trapped in “a doll house” and not able to be someone more than who she is. In the play, Nora builds up another personality where she becomes more demanding and determined in making the decision to leave Torvald. However in the short story, Eveline can not have the chance to change her life around because of her mother’s past life is reflected on Eveline’s present. Therefore, both characters’ past life are affecting their future choices of being free of manipulation. The symbolism in each of these works does foreshadow the different endings because from the beginning of both play and short story it’s visible to analyze the objects that stand out to predict the devastating outcome as seen in both women’s life. There were signs of craving to escape, but it was up to them to determine the right decision for their

Nora as a character in this story is very complex; she acts childish and naïve to keep her secret, but by the end she is thrown into the depths of maturity in her final decision.

Nora, as a woman, also has many expectations she must try to live up to. By natural design, women are not good with money, with planning, or with complicated thinking. They are certainly the underclass of the sexes. This condition was caused by the fact that women were forced to mold themselves into a model themselves that men deem desirable and best. The wants and desires of women were put aside so that they may better perform the role of pleasing the men in their lives. They were there to support their husbands and help carry on the tasks of keeping the house in order, or they’re to care for their fathers and clean his house of generally care for him. This entire social condition became an inescapable cycle, since men chose what men should and would be like and they chose as suits them. A woman did not have the opportunity to go out and “find herself” or to further her own talents and abilities. They were instead molded into a shape that would further enhance the men’s talents and abilities. Yet even though the weakest characteristics were attributed to women, great responsibility was put on them as regarding the raising of their children. It was commonly assumed that

Primarily, Nora is portrayed as being rebellious, which is typically described as a more masculine trait. The play revolves around Nora’s revelry, as it shows her not depending on any person other than herself. Without forms of rebellion within Nora, she would be a very

Nora plays the role as the expectation of society and Torvald is portrayed as a stereotypical man. The both gender behaving the way that society considered appropriate. Some of the society norms of that time were, a typical man works to earn money for the family and control all the finances and wife has to stay at home and take care of their children and do things that their husband wants them to do. “After a woman married, her rights, her property, and even her

This quote helps Ibsen make statement that women need to be mature and independent before having a family of their own. Nora, ultimately, ends up packing her bags and leaving her loved ones behind to become her own independent woman. Nora states, “ I can no longer content myself with what people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them”(885). Nora leaving her family to start this process of maturing and gain independence begins to take hold. At the end of the play Ibsen again emphasizes that Nora as she is now she is not the wife for Torvald or a mother to her children (Ibsen 887). She says, “ Good-bye, Torvald. I won’t see the little ones. I know they are in better hands than mine. As I am now, I can be no use to them” (Ibsen 887). This, once again, a statement that women need to mature and be independent before they are ready for a family of their own. Nora is a prime example of this as she leaves her husband and children behind to begin this process.