A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Abby Kreczkowski
Professor Galvez
English Composition II
27 October 2016
“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
“A Doll’s House” is a play by Henrik Ibsen is about Nora Helmer, a woman who once secretly borrowed a large sum of money so that her husband, Torvald, could recover from a serious illness. She never told him of this loan and had to secretly pay it back in small amounts, using her allowance for the house. Nora’s husband thinks of her as careless and immature and refers to her as his doll. When he is chosen as a bank director, his first act is to relieve Krogstad, a man who was looked down upon for his criminal behavior. He happens to be the same man Nora borrowed the money from and then it becomes known that she forged her father's …show more content…
Linde about the situation and explaining how she would only think about telling Torvald about the secret loan she took in order to save his life. Nora said she would tell him when she gets older because she would be less attractive. This is important in showing Nora’s warped sense in what a true marriage should be like. She is able to see that Torvald’s love for her is mainly based on her looks, and she understands that as she gets older, her husband’s attraction will lessen. She then suggests that she’ll need something to threaten Torvald with so that she will be able to keep Torvald around. This also shows that Nora is not as ignorant as she is cut out to be. “I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald. That’s how I’ve survived. You wanted it like that. You and papa have done me wrong. It’s because of you I’ve made nothing of my life,” (Ibsen, __). The way Torvald treated Nora throughout their entire relationship morphed her into the same rag doll her papa made her. She spent her whole life just existing for men’s pleasure. This is when Nora’s true character is revealed; she is capable of living a normal life because she is smart and able but her ability had always been masked by the men in her life, treating her like their little toy
Professor Galvez
English Composition II
27 October 2016
“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
“A Doll’s House” is a play by Henrik Ibsen is about Nora Helmer, a woman who once secretly borrowed a large sum of money so that her husband, Torvald, could recover from a serious illness. She never told him of this loan and had to secretly pay it back in small amounts, using her allowance for the house. Nora’s husband thinks of her as careless and immature and refers to her as his doll. When he is chosen as a bank director, his first act is to relieve Krogstad, a man who was looked down upon for his criminal behavior. He happens to be the same man Nora borrowed the money from and then it becomes known that she forged her father's …show more content…
Linde about the situation and explaining how she would only think about telling Torvald about the secret loan she took in order to save his life. Nora said she would tell him when she gets older because she would be less attractive. This is important in showing Nora’s warped sense in what a true marriage should be like. She is able to see that Torvald’s love for her is mainly based on her looks, and she understands that as she gets older, her husband’s attraction will lessen. She then suggests that she’ll need something to threaten Torvald with so that she will be able to keep Torvald around. This also shows that Nora is not as ignorant as she is cut out to be. “I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald. That’s how I’ve survived. You wanted it like that. You and papa have done me wrong. It’s because of you I’ve made nothing of my life,” (Ibsen, __). The way Torvald treated Nora throughout their entire relationship morphed her into the same rag doll her papa made her. She spent her whole life just existing for men’s pleasure. This is when Nora’s true character is revealed; she is capable of living a normal life because she is smart and able but her ability had always been masked by the men in her life, treating her like their little toy