Do Societal Pressures Cause Scarlett And Nora To Behave The Way They Do?
How societal pressures cause Scarlett and Nora to behave the way they do? How much of their behavior is that of their own choice or that of expectation?
“A Doll’s house” a play written by Henry Ibsen, and “Girl’s like that” by Evan Placey, are two plays that has over 100 years’ time difference since they were both written and published; yet they both have a number of similarities, as well as some major differences.
Both plays has both positive and negative views when it comes to the subject of Feminism. For in the “A Doll’s House” the lead woman is called Nora. Nora is set in the late 19th century, around 1879, in Norway. This was a time period before woman had been given their rights, so Nora was expected to be house wife, who was not allowed …show more content…
Linde, a childhood friend of Nora’s, says to Nora “Oh it’s so sweet of you, when you know nothing of the world”. Mrs. Linde underestimates Nora despite just seeing her for the first time in years because their society tells them that that is the way Nora is supposed to be, young and naive, only primary focus is her family, when it may not be. Nora feels dissatisfied with being underestimated and feeling inferior, which is why she had gone behind Tovald and her father’s backs to get a loan, which in turn saved Torvald’s life. It was her own personal achievement, the first time she had acted out against what society thought was correct, she felt like her secret had saved her husband, making them both equals, without his knowledge. Nora says to Mrs. Linde, “Oh you shall look down upon me, but I have something to be proud of too”. This shows how Nora knows it is against what most people believe, yet she didn’t want to be undermined by someone who she felt as though they could understand and compliment her; of course this somewhat backfired when Mrs. Linde thought that she should have told Torvald. However Nora wants to appear vulnerable and naive
“A Doll’s house” a play written by Henry Ibsen, and “Girl’s like that” by Evan Placey, are two plays that has over 100 years’ time difference since they were both written and published; yet they both have a number of similarities, as well as some major differences.
Both plays has both positive and negative views when it comes to the subject of Feminism. For in the “A Doll’s House” the lead woman is called Nora. Nora is set in the late 19th century, around 1879, in Norway. This was a time period before woman had been given their rights, so Nora was expected to be house wife, who was not allowed …show more content…
Linde, a childhood friend of Nora’s, says to Nora “Oh it’s so sweet of you, when you know nothing of the world”. Mrs. Linde underestimates Nora despite just seeing her for the first time in years because their society tells them that that is the way Nora is supposed to be, young and naive, only primary focus is her family, when it may not be. Nora feels dissatisfied with being underestimated and feeling inferior, which is why she had gone behind Tovald and her father’s backs to get a loan, which in turn saved Torvald’s life. It was her own personal achievement, the first time she had acted out against what society thought was correct, she felt like her secret had saved her husband, making them both equals, without his knowledge. Nora says to Mrs. Linde, “Oh you shall look down upon me, but I have something to be proud of too”. This shows how Nora knows it is against what most people believe, yet she didn’t want to be undermined by someone who she felt as though they could understand and compliment her; of course this somewhat backfired when Mrs. Linde thought that she should have told Torvald. However Nora wants to appear vulnerable and naive