In Ibsen's A Doll's House someone reading the book might say that feminism is a large theme in the story. But is it? I would have to say that it is. Throughout the play there are many examples of Torvald treating Nora badly and in a way insulting her because she's a woman. He calls her little pet names, and says that she's frail. Nora also does things according to what Torvald wants. Everything thing is done by his standards. He also doesn't allow her to have very much freedom. He doesn't leave decisions to Nora. We see this when they talk about what Nora is going to where and do for the ball. He also puts her down a lot. He makes comments that suggest that Nora could never understand anything, just because she's a woman. These examples show that feminism is a theme in the story.

Torvald treats Nora almost like a child. He never actually talks to her like an adult. Almost as if Torvald thought that Nora wasn't intelligent, or mature enough to have a conversation that had to deal with serious matters. He also has a lot of pet names for her. Whenever Torvald speaks to Nora he usually calls her "my little squirrel", and "little lark". He also calls her a spendthrift

whenever she asks for money. He never really calls her Nora unless he gets serious, but any other time he just call her one of her pet names. But he also never speaks to her about anything important. He only talks to her about spending and about things of leisure, like the ball.

Some people may argue that feminism isn't a theme in A Doll's house, that theme is actually about human rights. In the story Nora had an oppressive father, and then later she went to her appearance oppressive husband Torvald. An argument could also be made that the roles could be reversed. A man could have been raised by a tyrant mother, then later on have married a tyrant wife. But I don't think that's true. There are just to many points to support the fact that feminism is a theme in Ibsen's play. Just in the way that Torvald speaks to Nora. The names that he calls her. Also the fact that he never has a serious conversation with Nora because she's a woman and she wouldn't understand. He openly says this in the story, and because of that I believe that feminism is a very dominant theme in Ibsen's A Doll's House.

But Torvald never treats Nora with any respect. He is always talking to her as if she doesn't understand, and really takes her for granted. He treats her more like a possession than a person. This is

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