THE STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM
"Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered," Cicero Marcus Tullius. This quote brings to light one of the thematic remarks made by the author Henrik Ibsen, in the play A Doll House. The author uses the unusual method of ending the play with a discussion to propose, among other topics, the issue of absolute freedom. In order to understand this theme, the author embeds his opinions on the issue within the story, which can be traced throughout the play by following the words and actions of, or directed to, Nora Helmer. On the subject of absolute freedom, Ibsen in A Doll House appears to say that the reason Nora Helmer, was able to achieve absolute freedom had to do with the fact that she suffered to become an individual in her own right, while at the same time still managing to hold herself accountable for her own actions. Living during a time when women were considered inferior to men, Nora Helmer, is forced to stay home and attend to the needs of her spouse and children. Throughout the play she is incapable of "spreading her wings", since her hu
In one specific incident he says, "Something of freedom's lost. sband constantly disallows her, the pleasures that she most desires, such as macaroons. This quote, if taken from a different perspective, can mean that it will not be until Nora actually is discovered or pays of her debt that she will gain her freedom. Nora's stand against Torvald comes at the end of the play. There has to be absolute freedom for us both" (270). so we'll share it, Nora, as man and wife" (243). Torvald's way of communicating with Nora is another indication of the power he has over her. He says, "Is that my squirrel rummaging around" (214). She says, "I'm freeing you from being responsible. This of course ties in with the actual events of the play. Nora gets to the point where she is able to look into herself and say that she honestly does not know how the world works and the only way she is going to understand it is by leaving Torvald and education herself.
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