A Doll's House & The House Of Spirits: The Role Of Women Has Changed Dramatically Within The Last Century

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this controversy to bring about a type of revolution, or at least a suggestion for it, in a biased time. He uses his characters to show the actions of women are affected by society. The idea of self-discovery does not only include Nora, but Christine in Ibsen's play. Christine also plays an important role in conforming to society's beliefs. She accommodates all the ideas and pressures of society with ideas such as marriage, careers, and children. To the people of this era, marriage was a must for survival, careers for women were rare and children were greatly encouraged. Christine tries so hard to "fit in" to the beliefs and will of the society, and is, however unsuccessful. "Poor Christine, you are a widow?" (Ibsen 8). "And no children?" (Ibsen 8).
Christine was almost a symbol of society by unwillingly being the opposite of that of which is expected. Ibsen uses the contrast between Nora and Christine and their journeys of self-identification to demonstrate the role of society in ...

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novel and the play repeatedly. The women used dishonesty to lead other forbidden aspects of life. In The House of the Spirits, Blanca lies to cover up her love affair with Pedro Tercero. The society of her time believes that the mixing of the social classes is immoral, therefore, since Pedro Tercero is of a lower class, any exposed relationship between the two of them would be deemed as immoral or wrong. The society forces Blanca to do what is right for her sake as well as for womankind and in secret as she sneaks out to be with Pedro Tercero. "From that night on, Blanca and Pedro Tercero met every night in the same place at the same time" (Allende 151). Later on, Alba does the same thing ...

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