First Impression: Nora is a woman that is controlled by her husband. He tells her what to eat and what to do. But as the story progresses it explains why she is this way. She has been treated like this since she was a child.
             There are many themes in the book A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen, which are both direct and indirect, and very apparent. Nora is the main character in the book, she has never lived alone, going immediately from the care of her father to that of her husband. She is Innocent in the ways of the world. In A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen brings forth a women's role in society, hypocrisy and materialism, and moral and physical disease, which are solid throughout.
             A Doll's House focuses on a woman's role in society, especially in the context of marriage and motherhood. Torvald (Nora's husband), in particular, has a very lucid and fine definition of a woman's role. He believes that it is the holy duty of a woman to be a good wife and mother. He is like most men. In real meaning, he sees women as both child-like, vulnerable creatures separated from reality and prominent moral forces responsible for the purity of the world through their influence in the home. This is also why the book is called A Dolls House, it is called that because, Nora is referred to as the doll and the world she lives in is the doll's house. Torvald has names for Nora which shows that he does not see her as an equal, rather, Nora is at times conventional and a ridiculous doll and at times a compelling and exotic pet or animal.
             The theme of hypocrisy and materialism is mostly evident in the characters of Nora, Torvald and Krogstad. Nora is a hypocrite in the fact that she helped her husband when he was sick, yet abandons her father when he was dying. This goes to show the amount of hypocrisy that takes place among friends and family. Torvald is a hypocrite due to the fact that he complains endlessly that Nor
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