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How Does Nora Break A House On A Doll's House
A Doll’s house by Henrik Ibsen takes place in Norwegian during the 19th century, a society where men were superior to women and women had to follow men's words. However, Nora does not follow the expectations set up by society, she believes in her own opinion and takes her own actions. Determining your own opinions is better than following the crowd Torvalds sets up rules for the house, such as no sweets, now borrowing, no lying. Instead of following the rules Nora breaks them all. Nora does not only break the house rules but also breaks the law. During that time period, “a wife cannot borrow without her husband’s consent.”(16) But Nora still borrows money from Krogstad, however, she needed the money to bring Torvald to a warmer climate. She said “ the only thing to save him was to live in the south”(17) If she followed society’s expectations and did not borrow the money her husband would not be alive, …show more content…
Giving up her child was the best choice she had. The nurse says, “What, when I was going to get such a good place by it? A poor girl who has gotten into trouble should be glad to.”(36) A mother would never give up her own child but the nurse believed that it would be better for herself and her child. Also, if she didn't give up her child they might not survive since the nurse won’t be able to provide the basic necessities for her and her daughter.
The lies that Nora hid from Torvald reveals when he reads the letter from Krogstad. Before Torvald found out the lies behind Nora he said he would protect her from everything but when something does happen he did not. Nora realizes he does not love her as much as he says he does and decides to leave. She says, “I am going to see if I can make out who is right,the world or I.”(79) A woman during that time would probably stay with her husband because she needs to rely on a man, but Nora has her own opinions and believes she is better off

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