A Doll's House

to define, feminism suits this play best. It applies to

the play only in the sense that Nora, the female figure in

the play, is oppressed. Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House shows

how a housewife is sent over the edge by her oppressed

position. The action she takes exposes a hideous side of

human nature. It takes the female character, Nora, and

uses her as the "doll" in which the house "belongs" to, but

she does not have any power over the house.

The society at the time of A Doll’s House was

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When expectations

are set for ages they become readily accepted by the

successive generations and discriminatory conditions can

become increasingly desperate without any notice from either

sides. When her husband was sick she gathered a sum

of money to help finance a recuperating trip. Without their

status she cannot act alone. Her whole life has been for

other’s benefit and the only thing she can do to declare her

independence and to make the rest of the world acknowledge

her identity is to kill herself. The man was the provider who worked

during the day and rested at night. The man and wife had

clearly defined roles.

In the play Nora is thrown into dire

circumstances. She was responsible for the children and the

house, but her influence on any major decisions was minimal. The wife had to run the

homestead. This

act would definitely come back to haunt her. That way she can overcome

the oppressive male or male characters. She decided

to take the initiative of getting the funds, but her role in

society permitted her from attaining the cash. Eventually something terrible happens that triggers

a reaction from the oppressed.

The whole fiasco led Nora to question her position

within the household.

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