Comparison Of The Characters In "A Doll's House" And "The Stranger"

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is also common among characters in novels,
dramas, and other forms of literature. In certain characters it is evident
in the novel The Stranger and the play A Doll's House . In some
instances it is quite easy to notice but other times it may be difficult to
identify the changes in character's masks as the changes slowly develop
throughout the plot.

A form of mask wearing was found at the beginning of the novel The
Stranger, where Meursault goes to the beach to go swimming and meets Marie
Cardona. She was lying on a float when Meursault was swimming towards it.
"She turned toward [him]. Her hair was in her eyes and she was
laughing."(20) Later on when both Meursault and Marie go swimming together
"She laughed the whole time,"(20) and then on the dock while they were
drying themselves off Marie playfully says "I'm darker than you."(20) She
puts on a type of giggly, flirty mask when around Meursault, probably
because she likes him and wants to be friendly with him. It ...

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and giggly
when she meets Meursault. The same goes for Nora. She appears very
childish in the opening scene when Helmer calls her "my little
skylark"(148) and "little squirrel"(148). She hides her macaroons like a
child hiding something that she should not have, before going to see
Torvald her husband. This seemed to be an act or a mask because it is
unusual to see a normal woman act like a child. It is not totally obvious
at first that Nora is hiding anything from others or even that she is
wearing a mask. Not until later in the story when Mrs. Linde comes does
Nora drop the mask and reveal her true self when Mrs. Linde and Nora start
talking about how Nora got the money in ...

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