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Submitted by meitalbs on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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A Doll House
Henrik Ibsen's A Dolls House
In his play A Doll's House, Ibsen studies the roles of women and men together in marriage. He shows us the story of a woman recapturing her strength and self-confidence. Nora, the main character, begins a very hard and difficult search for her self esteem and self worth - one that she has never experienced before.
At the beginning of the play, Ibsen is filling us in with information regarding the relationship between Torvald and Nora. Torvald is perceived as very authoritative character that puts his social and physical appearance ahead of his wife that he supposedly loves. Torvald is a man that is worried about his reputation, and cares little about his wife's feelings while Nora is perceived as funny, cheerful and carefree women, a "little lark twittering." (2) Torvald's frequent reference to Nora using bird names reflects not only the way Torvald sees her but also Nora's image of herself. He calls her his "little spendthrift," his "little scatterbrain," (2) and his "song bird."(4) These pathetic images of fragile birds characterize Nora as a fragile and weak person. In fact, the images of a "little spendthrift" and a "little scatterbrain" point out idiocy and ignorance. Nora seems to enjoy her husband's attention and acts as if it doesn't bother her - she dances for him and lets him tell her when can she stops "begging".
The first time that Nora's search for independence is mentioned in the text is when Nora sees Mrs. Linde, her friend from early days. Nora sees her as an experienced and skilled woman who has experienced independence. She tells her about her hard life. Mrs. Linde says, "You know so little of life's burdens yourself." Nora answers courageously, "I-? I know so little." Nora is using sarcasm which might imply her agony from her situation. Mrs. Linde continues "You're just a child." In response Nora answers, "You don't have to act so superior." (9) The fact that Tarvold is not in the room...
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