A Doll House Backlash

Living in a society where people are judged by their roles and behavior based on their gender. Where individuals are expected to behave in a certain way. Living in a society where males and females lives in a separated world. Under certain stereotypes and rules difference for each one. Is the term “Feminism” used wisely? well, think again. Feminism is defined as the belief in or advocacy of women's social, political, and economic rights, especially with regard to equality of the sexes. During the nineteenth century, this term was not commonly used. Women were supposed to follow society's expectations within marriage. They were supposed to be submissive to their husband and obey their husband commands. Women in marriage were treated unkindly
Templeton argues that the way Ibsen characterized Nora, is how he wanted her to be. He critiques that Ibsen didn't intend to write a play about woman;s rights “Nora’s conflict represents something other than, or something more than, women’s”(Templeton 28). Templeton says that maybe Ibsen wanted to express something else thru Nora’s character, something else, he wanted to say maybe how women were treated back then. Further, Templeton argues that Nora’s character in act one and two, change in act three, when she becomes the “newly fledged feminist” and that Nora is really a case study for female hysteria. Moreover Templeton eventually wraps up that Nora’s character flaws basically restrict her from represents women, but her represent the people as a whole. “Than women no less than men posses a moral and intellectual nature and have not only right, but a duty to develop it” (Templeton 33). Also Templeton argues that in one way or another, Ibsen were inspired to write A Doll’s House from a terrible event in the life of his protege, whom same as Nora, saved her husband’s life. “ Married to a man with a phobia about debt, she had secretly borrowed money to finance and Italian journey necessary for her husband’s recovery from tuberculosis” (Templeton 35). She as Nora worked
The author points out that men are seen as the breadwinners into society’s expectations, they manipulated women. He argues that at first Torvald wanted to demonstrate his “ideological power”(Yuehua 81). In part one Stereotyping of gender roles, he recalls that ideology plays a crucial point in dealing with gender role. Men have a financial status higher over women, while women are not economically independent and have no other option that rely on their husbands for financial aid support. In addition, he stated that in the 19th century in Europe, the society’s stereotypes set that men were supposed to be the one responsible in their families and the ones in charged to provide all the necessities they may need. On the other hand, women were supposed to stay at home doing their cities of a good wit and mother. Moreover, he critiques how women were submissive to their men and, how they were treated by them. Torvald treats Nora as a child, because that is how he can manipulate her. By treating her as a child or as a doll, he can command her to do whatever he wanted from her, and make her feel inferior and she must need his support. In part 2 Man’s Manipulation of Masculine Power, Yuehua discuss that everything in the Helmer’s family, is under Torvald’s power, he sets up rules for his wife to follow. He control his wife eating sweets and proportions his wife household. And even the