his name. " I must try to buy him off somehow. This thing must be hushed up at any price." (Act3, pg94)
             Torvald tries his best to live up to every expectation society sets for him. The idea of maintaining a strong and crucial role in the family, is an image, which is important to Torvald. He feels if he maintains this image, he will be comfortably similar to everybody else, in society. As the male and husband of the family, he feels that it is his duty to be the breadwinner, the provider and the head of the household. "you will not find me lacking in strength or courage. I am a man enough to bear the burden for us both." (Act 2, pg63)
             In Act 3, we are able to see how the affects of society have taken the toll on Torvald's moral thoughts. It would kill Torvald, to know that society was aware of Nora's actions. Torvald would feel ashamed that his own wife had to support him and save his life. "he's so proud of being a man- it'd be so painful and humiliating for him to know that he owed anything to me (Nora)." Society works in the opposite way, the man is to support his family and to protect them against any harm and danger. Torvald resides to the level of society and comments that "often I wish some terrible danger might threaten you, so I could offer my life and blood, everything, for your sake." (Act 3, pg92)
             Due to society's pressures and expectations Torvald's only opinion and way of thinking is the same as the society's stereotypical views. He knows no better. In society, women are just there to take care of the children and please their husbands. The most obvious example which shows Toravld's need to follow to society's ideas a
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