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A Doll's House: Women's Role In Society - Term Papers

A Doll's House: Women's Role In Society

"A Doll's House" was written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879. The central theme of this play is the sacrificial role of women in society. Mrs. Linde, leaves her one true love to marry a wealthy man so that she can support her Mother and brothers, the Helmer's nanny abandoned her own children to support herself and the main character, Nora lived a difficult life with her father and her husband, Torvald. Nora rebels against society and all that is expected of her, by breaking away from the standards and expectations her husband and society have in place. In this time period, women were not supposed to be independent. Society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Nora attempts to become a ...

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with their husbands or in society. Women were not allowed to conduct business or control their own money. They needed permission from their husbands, brothers or fathers.

Nora's first rebellion was when she took out a loan without the authority of her husband so that she could pay for his medical treatment. It was against the law for women to take out a loan without their husband's approval. By doing this, she proved that she was naďve to believe that she could get away with forging her husband's signature. She also proved that she wasn't as submissive and helpless as Torvald thought she was. He thought of her as a "poor helpless little creature" (1593). He believed that he had total control of his wife. A perfect example of Torvald's control and Nora's submissiveness was when she had him to re-teach her the Tarantella. She already knew the dance but she acted as if she needed him to re-teach her the whole thing. When he says to her "Watching you swing and dance the ...

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Added: 11/12/2013 10:35:35 PM
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