A Dolls House Feminism
Is Feminism really a theme in Ibsen's, A Doll's House ? In Ibsen's A Doll's House someone reading the book might say that feminism is a large theme in the story. But is it? I would have to say that it is. Throughout the play there are many examples of Torvald treating Nora badly and in a way insulting her because she's a woman. He calls her little pet names, and says that she's frail. Nora also does things according to what Torvald wants. Everything thing is done by his standards. He also doesn't allow her to have very much freedom. He doesn't leave decisions to Nora. We see this when they talk about what Nora is going to where and do for the ball. He also puts her down a lot. He makes comments that suggest that Nora could never understand anything, just because she's a woman. These examples show that feminism is a theme in the story. Torvald treats Nora almost like a child. He never actually talks to her like an adult. Almost as if Torvald thought that Nora wasn't intelligent, or mature enough to have a conversation that had to deal with serious matters. He also has a lot of pet names for her. Whenever Torvald speaks to Nora he usually calls her "my little squirrel", and "little lark". He also calls her a spendthrift
She tries to just sound cheerful and simple. For example, when Nora is preparing for the ball, she asks Torvald what she should wear instead of deciding for herself. There are just to many points to support the fact that feminism is a theme in Ibsen's play. Just in the way that Torvald speaks to Nora. This where feminism is evident in the play. He openly says this in the story, and because of that I believe that feminism is a very dominant theme in Ibsen's A Doll's House. He is always talking to her as if she doesn't understand, and really takes her for granted. He even mentions this at the end of the book. When Torvald an Nora speak Torvald usually says something like, "That's just like a woman", which shows that Torvald believes that woman are not capable of understanding anything but spending money, taking care of their husband and their children. But Torvald never treats Nora with any respect. To Torvald, Nora is like a pet that he's taught to be obedient and to do tricks for him. Also the fact that he never has a serious conversation with Nora because she's a woman and she wouldn't understand.
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