A Doll's house

Torvald Helmer’s authority and control over his wife instills a sense of fear and urgency in his wife. For example, Nora fears her husband and what actions he might take upon finding out her “debt secret.” This fear takes control over her; she will

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The fear that Torvald’s authority had on Nora caused her to believe that she had messed up to the point of no return. “ My little songbird must never do that again. Nora doesn’t know the first thing about herself because she always was told that she wasn’t capable of thinking properly or living her own life. In reality, Nora is the “doll” and Torvald is the child who controls the doll. do almost anything to conceal her secret from her husband. He is not aware of the secret, but it still aids in his authority over his wife. Torvald holds this preconceived vision of what his wife must act like at all times and if she doesn’t always fit this vision then she is scolded. If not for the child or the “manipulator of the doll,” the doll would not move. Songbirds are supposed to have clean beaks to chirp with – no false notes. Nora did know that she proved the very reason why Torvald didn’t feel that she was capable of anything; she went out and spent a large sum of money with no reasonable plan of paying it back. If this task was not accomplished, she had “failed” as a wife. Nora failed to realize that flaw in human beings: no one is perfect.

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Approximate Word count = 599
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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