Women in the nineteenth century were valued very little by society. They were treated negatively and were expected to stay home and fulfill domestic duties. In Henry Ibsen's A Doll House, Nora portrays the negative treatment of women throughout society, but in the end proves that women can be responsible and equal to men.
             Economic factors reflected the discrimination and inferior roles of women. The marriage vows that the women take are suppose to evoke the image of mutual trust, yet the women enter the marriage not having the same legal and economic rights. One of the main roles of the man is to control the money (Longford 45). Nora has the same money issues. When Torvald asks her what she wants for the holidays, she replies, "you can give me money, Torvald. No more than you think you can spare; then one of these days I'll buy something with it" (1. 1221). Nora is very dependent on her husband for money, and he gives it to her when he feels it is necessary.
             Demeaning language and controlling behavior by men were also a common occurrence in the everyday life of women (Longford 22). Elizabeth Longford states, "Society's general attitude towards women was that her place in society was to be controlled or dominated by a male figure" (25). Torvald speaks to Nora as if she was inferior to him; every time he calls her a pet name, it is usually preceded by the word "little". "Is that my little lark twittering out there" (1. 1220). By Torvald treating her like a child, she is shielded from reality. Although women during this era showed no social domination, their attitudes of acceptance promoted this stereotyping of social roles based on gender. Many women were fine with their position in society, and some were totally against it. Women were thought to accept the role and limitations within which they could be useful. Nora promote
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