A Doll's House Women
In the play, A Doll House, Nora is having trouble identifying herself, and this reveals how men and women were unequal in that time. During that time, men usually had more power than women. Women were expected to be at home and be a good wife or mother. Men didn’t expect women to run a big business or big loans. During that time, women were struggling to have equal rights.
Throughout the play, she is treated like a child, and Torvald acts like the father. She was capable of getting a loan and saving Torvald. This shows how she is not a child, and she is intelligent enough to handle business affairs. Torvald would call her many nicknames throughout the play. Hooti observes how she was unhappy throughout her life because of her gender:
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Men would think women were incompetent with doing their roles. Mrs. Linde was able to provide for her family, something a man would do. Nora was able to handle a loan and save her husband’s life. This proves women can also do men’s jobs. Torvald wants to be more dominant than Nora because he cares about his reputation. “Torvald would find it embarrassing and humiliating to learn that he owed me anything” (Doll act 1). Torvald doesn’t want anyone to know that a woman saved him. He thinks people will see him as less dominant than his wife. She wasn’t allowed to have any input, or have a serious conversation with Torvald. This is shown when Nora had her last conversation, “Ever since we first met we have never talked seriously to each other about a single serious thing”(Doll act 3). This proves he doesn’t care about her input, and he’s controlling her for his sake. Since men and women were unequal in that time, she had trouble identifying herself. Nora had to sacrifice her identity to live an unhappy marriage and life. Throughout her whole life, she was being completely controlled by her father and husband. She tried to do her own things in the marriage, but her husband wanted to be more dominant. In the end, she gave up everything in the fake marriage to find her
Throughout the play, she is treated like a child, and Torvald acts like the father. She was capable of getting a loan and saving Torvald. This shows how she is not a child, and she is intelligent enough to handle business affairs. Torvald would call her many nicknames throughout the play. Hooti observes how she was unhappy throughout her life because of her gender:
Although …show more content…
Men would think women were incompetent with doing their roles. Mrs. Linde was able to provide for her family, something a man would do. Nora was able to handle a loan and save her husband’s life. This proves women can also do men’s jobs. Torvald wants to be more dominant than Nora because he cares about his reputation. “Torvald would find it embarrassing and humiliating to learn that he owed me anything” (Doll act 1). Torvald doesn’t want anyone to know that a woman saved him. He thinks people will see him as less dominant than his wife. She wasn’t allowed to have any input, or have a serious conversation with Torvald. This is shown when Nora had her last conversation, “Ever since we first met we have never talked seriously to each other about a single serious thing”(Doll act 3). This proves he doesn’t care about her input, and he’s controlling her for his sake. Since men and women were unequal in that time, she had trouble identifying herself. Nora had to sacrifice her identity to live an unhappy marriage and life. Throughout her whole life, she was being completely controlled by her father and husband. She tried to do her own things in the marriage, but her husband wanted to be more dominant. In the end, she gave up everything in the fake marriage to find her