A dolls house

             "I shall relate events, that impressed me with feelings which from what I had been, have made me what I am" This quote, from Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein," is used by the monster to elucidate as to why he has lost his benevolence and become corrupted. He blames society for having imposed upon him the role of social outcast, and blames his lack of acceptance on his physical appearance. In Henrik Ibsen's, "A Doll's House" these factors are reoccurring themes throughout the play. The play's title, "A Doll's House", symbolizes the false facade that the characters live in.
             Initially, Nora is introduced as immature and childlike, but as the play develops, her strong will and independence becomes more prevalent. She at first assents to the role forced upon her, an idealistic wife supporting her husband and seeing about the house. By doing so, she depicts how women of his time period were ignorant of their situation in society. Nora becomes one of the few who realize what the world has become for women. They were limited by their identities as it relates to society and their husband's expectations. In Nora's case, she had existed as a mere "doll" throughout her entire life, for both Torvald and her father. She realizes this, and says "I mean that I was simply transferred from Papa's hands into yours. You arranged everything according to your own taste, and so I got the same tastes as you-or else I pretended to...I have existed merely to perform tricks for you, Torvald. But you would have it so. You and Papa have committed a great sin against me. It is your fault I have made nothing of my life." She realizes how she has become a victim of society, and strives desperately to change that. At the conclusion of the play, Nora finds herself free from the entanglements of male influences in her life, by opting to leave her "dollhouse" and live...

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