Myth of Love Vs. True Love in A Doll's House
Love between a man and a woman is one of the most cherished myths of Western culture. The "myth of love" is the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship, but true love is one marries and finds out if he or she still cares for the other person with or without those characteristics. Without true love, how can a marriage survive? Love is the most important aspect of a successful marriage, and when that love is gone, the relationship usually vanishes also. In the late-nineteenth century, when the play A Doll's House was written, women were "brought up to be ornaments and mothers, marry suitable men and devote their lives to their husbands' careers and to their children" (Templeton 1029). No one ever mentions anything about love; perhaps this is the reason why the marriage between Nora and Torvald Helmer and the one between Mrs. Linde and the businessman did not last. The two women seem to resent the men in their lives, Guth and Rico state: "they rebelled aga!inst the stereotype of the woman whose duty was to husband and family. They refused to be the 'little woman' who was humored and condescended to and never entrusted with real responsibility" (Guth and Rico 973). Both parties of
She was introduced to the world because she has no other choice, but to support and take care of her family. Since Nora had been pampered all of her life, by her father, and by Torvald, she really had no choices in life. She is ready to become a mother and have the perfect marriage. Depending on oneself for support and survival definitely helps Mrs. Linde is already independent and self-willed; she has already developed values of her own. She has to lay aside her role as a woman, and find work to provide for her family. She realizes she needs a companion and not just a "boss. In order for Nora "to get to know herself and the world outside," she thinks it necessary to develop her own values and opinions, not just live by what everyone else tells her. Although she loved Nils Krogstad, she married the businessman because she "didn't feel [she] could refuse his offer" (980), and because Krogstad "had no prospects in those days" she could not depend on him or his money (1101). Nora Helmer and Kristina Linde realize that they cannot conform their feelings and happiness to other people's roles and values.
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