Ghosts
In the final analysis, the individual can never be free from his/her cultural identity, class, gender, race or ethnic background. Discuss this statement in relation to at least two of these aspects, with detailed reference to at least one text.Henrik Ibsen, a playwright of social reform, wrote Ghosts in 1881. The play is set in the bourgeois Norwegian society and is primarily about dishonesty, the patriarchy, hypocrisy, and above all to entertain his audience. The play follows the path of a Greek tragedy, all the action is within 24 hours and in the end, there is an area of uncertaincy for nothing is truly concluded. Through Ghosts, Ibsen illustrates that society perpetuates itself by handing down a set of beliefs and customs from one generation to the next. Within the text, the reader can analyse that the individual can never be free from their cultural identity, class or gender. This is shown by the characters of Pastor Manders, Mrs. Alving, Oswald, Regina and Engstrand, who all, however may escape from the boundaries of the past in some aspects, inevitably return to these backgrounds, or are infected from these backgrounds. Believes he’s holy and good. Pastor Manders is a character in Ghosts that is portrayed to be virt
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Approximate Word count = 1563
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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