Henrik Isbens A Dolls House :: A Dolls House Essays

Main Theme     I decided to write nearly one of the themes of A Dolls Houses. I thought the main themewas a classic case of womens suffrage. How Nora parted from society. Breaking away from the affable standards of their time and acting the way they want is showed by several of thecharacters. No one character demonstrates this better than Nora.     The time period in which the convey takes place, women were non to be assertingthemselves. Women were supposed to support their husbands, take worry of their children, andmade sure everything was perfect around the house. Work, politics, and decisions were left tothe men. Noras first tell from society was when she decided to borrow money to pay for herhusbands treatment. By doing this, she not only broke the law but she stepped away from the rolewomen turning in her society. She was suppose to be helpless and completely dependent uponTorvald.          No ras southward break from society was shown by her decision to leave Torvald and herchildren. She was suppose to be under her husband. This is shown in the way Torvald spokedown to her. He would understand things like, "worries that you couldnt possibly help me with," and,"Nora, Nora, just like a woman." She is almost considered to be property of his. By walking outon her family, she takes a line equal to her husband and brakes the rules of society. Noraalso brakes societys expectations of staying in a marriage since divorce was unheard of duringthat era. Her decision was a separation from all told expectations put on a woman and a wife bysociety.     Nora knew the consequences her decisions. They were very deliberate and thought out.She knew what society expected of her and continued to do what she felt is right. I think Ibsenwas sympathetic to Nora. Her examples of defying the stereo type of women were use Ibsen toshow faults of society. In t he first example, Ibsen shows that even though Nora did the rightthing, it was deemed treat and not allowed by society because she was a woman. Ibsen iscritical of societys expectations of a marriage. He does this by showing how Nora is forced to bea wife, than be herself and this last deteriorates the marriage. Throughout the play Nora islooked down upon and treated as a self-command by her husband.