A Dolls House
Today a reader might find it hard to imagine how daring Nora Helmer was a hundred years ago. The theme of women's liberation makes this story seem almost contemporary. This was considered a controversial play featuring a woman seeking individuality. "A Doll's House" was the play that made Ibsen world famous. It was written well ahead of its time. In Ibsen's time it was considered an outrage for a woman such as Nora to display a mind of her own. It was unthinkable that a woman would leave her husband to obtain freedom. This play presents problems and that still appear in today's society. This play, one of Ibsen's most popular works, was a simple classic story of women's liberation. Animal imagery in the play is a critical part of the character development of Nora. It is used to develop Nora's character. Throughout the play Torvald calls his wife, "his little lark", "sulky squirrel", or other animal names. A lark is a happy, carefree, songbird. It can also be used as a verb meaning to engage in spirited, fun, or merry pranks. Torvald thinks Nora is always happy, never sad, and energetic (all the characteristics of a songbird.) A squirrel is quite the opposite. It is a small fury rodent. Nora "squirreled" away he
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9089/dh-christine.html Kirszner, Laurie., & Mandell, Stephen. (Eds.). (2000). A Doll's House. Philadelphia: time to evolve into a new person, but after she did she became a person who could not stand to be married to Torvald any longer. There is foreshadowing hinting that Nora will leave before the play is over (Magill). She says, "do you think that [the children] would forget their mother if she was gone for good?"(Kirszner 993) http://geocities.com/Athens/9089/dh-krogstad.html Magill, Frank. Master Plots. Vol. 3 Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1996
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Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)
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