A Doll's House
Rabbi Hillel quote "If not now, when?" is what Nora basically said to Torvald when she finally said enough and decided to leave him. Even though he couldn't understand or believe that she was going he also asked "If not now, when?" will there ever be a meeting or reunion between them again. Many of our choices and the things one does in a lifetime can be directly based on what society perceives to be proper. The choices one makes based on society's views, may sometimes have no logic to support them. These choices are sometimes chosen because society would look down upon the person making the "wrong" decision. The values and morals upheld by a society may directly affect how one acts. This is held true for the character Nora in Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll House". Nora is the 19th century middle class wife of Torvald Helmer. She is a woman who is devoted to her husband and family. Nora minds her husband Torvald as a child would a father, and Torvald in return treats her as a child, or as his "doll". At the end of the play, Nora makes an epiphany realizing the way she acts and how Torvald really feels towards her. The causes for Nora's behavior can be attributed to her upbringing, society's views on w
Nora has been dependent on men most of her life. Women were viewed as property of their husbands or fathers. Society's view of a woman's role in the 19th century caused this treatment by Nora's father and Torvald. The talking down is expressed by the names in which Torvald refers to Nora. Nora tells him, "No, I swear it,Torvald" (6, "A Doll House"). You've only though it was fun to be in love with" (98). hat a woman's role should be, and also Torvald, who also helps Nora in her epiphany. Nora doesn't tell Torvald about the macaroons because she believes Torvald may know what is best for her. She takes on the standard role of a 19th century woman. Nora realizes and tells Torvald "You never loved me. With this background of the gender roles in the 19th century, one can use it to understand Nora and why she acts the way she does in Ibsen's "A Doll House". No religion, no morals, no sense of duty- Oh, how I'm punished for letting him off! I did it for your sake, and you repay me like this" (video movie).
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