A Doll\'s House

A detailed Summary of A Doll\'s House

In the Victorian Age it was not only unheard of to walk out on your loved ones but unethical as well. A Doll's House has brought controversy to the conclusion in which Nora leaves her family. Many people had found it difficult to understand how Nora could desert her husband and children. During this time many woman were thought of as mere objects. Most women had no real social status and were not allowed to express themselves freely. There are many incidents that inch by inch help Nora come to the conclusion that she must leave her home and family. As Nora states "My first duty is to myself," (68). Her husband, Torvald, treats Nora more as a possession then an equal partner. He uses, manipulates and molds her to fit perfectly into his facade. Nora's best childhood friend, Christine Linde, helps her realize that a woman can think, act and live independently for herself. The actions of Torvald and Christine Linde are the catalysts that force Nora to abandon her family. Moreover, Nora's decision to leave her family is justified in the actions of Torvald.

Christine Linde, a woman who has had to live independently since her husband died, suddenly comes back to visit Nora and finds Nora has not changed from her childish ways in high

As Nora secret is revealed, Torvald is angered at her lies and deception to him. He does not give her time to explain but merely converts her from being his little skylark to criminal and hypocrite. When he finally learns of Nora's forged note, he acts true to form. This sort of thing Nora expected. She accepts it calmly and is even resigned to committing suicide by jumping into the river. But almost immediately Helmer's facade crumbles. It turns out that he is more interested with his own career than with Nora's moral character. As Nora tries to explain that she did it for love, Torvald is quickly thinking up a plan on how to save his reputation. He decides that Nora may stay in the house but may not raise the children. He thinks her lies and deception will poison the children. Nora discovers how limited her romantic role-playing has been, how it was not only imposed on her by society, but also willingly accepted by her. Just as soon as Torvald begins to calm down, he receives the returned bond from Krogstad. He is ecstatic and yells, "I am saved!" (67). Suddenly everything in Torvald's eyes is all right again. To him they can go back to the way their marriage was before. He forgives Nora and tells her that he now understands that she did it out of love for him. Nora on the other hand has finally come to the end of her straw. To her Torvald proved to be not a courtly hero, but a frightened and mean-spirited man who is more worried about his reputation than his wife. She begins to realize that she must find out who she really is before she can be a wife and mother. When Torvald reveals the note, Nora wanted him to take the blame on himself and protect her to prove his love for her. Torvald's rejection of Nora when he read Krogstad's first letter closes off their relationship. In effect he dismissed her from the human race, since he denies her the only roles permitted for her, those of wife and mother, thus i

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Approximate Word count = 1294
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English