The play "A Doll House" is a story about a woman's debt conflicting with her marriage. Nora, the wife, borrows money from a friend to take care of her sick husband, Torvald Helmer. She plans on paying Nils Krogstad, the loaner, back, but he uses this debt as blackmail, when her husband fires him from his job. Helmer acts as a father to Nora then a husband. Nora is portrayed as a doll for most of the story. At the end of the story, she finally analyzes her relationship and realizes she needs to leave her husband.
             Nora's life was practically just fun and games. Helmer used her as a toy. She had to obey whatever Helmer said. He was definitely the boss of the family. He worked and made all the money for the family. He regulated how much money would be given to the wife and he paid all the bills. Housekeepers and nannies were hired, so Nora really had no worries. All she did was play with the children and with Helmer. Helmer is real bossy. He always expresses his opinions about problems in the household, whereas, Nora has to keep her opinion to herself, not wanting to upset Helmer. "Yes, very – that is, if you actually hung onto the money I give you, and you actually used it to buy yourself something. But it goes for the house and for all sorts of foolish things, and then only I have to lay out some more."(p.1144) Helmer teaches her what are right and wrong, and how things should work with expenses and other everyday things. He treats her as if she is his five-year old daughter.
             Even though she acts childish, she hides a very meaningful secret. As her father was dying and her husband was sick, she borrowed a great amount of money from Nils Krogstad. Krogstad was an employee at the bank that Helmer managed at. Nora kept this away from Helmer because he believed that you should not borrow money. "Nora, Nora, how like a woman! No, but seriously, Nora, you know what I think about that. No debts! Ne...