How Is Nora Alike

Walter Winchell once described relationships as “Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” Nora and Torvalds relationship does not fit this criterion. Nora is not considered equal to Torvald; she is considered his inferior. She also is extremely dependent on Torvald, to a point where if Torvald left her with the children, they may not survive. Nora and Torvald are also not truly in love with each other. In the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, Nora made the correct decision by walking out on Torvald.
Relationships should always be fair and equal to both parties. This was not the case in the Helmer marriage. In every aspect of the relationship, Torvald considered Nora inferior. This is not fair to Nora and unequal. For example, in the play when Dr. Ranks questions Nora about having macaroons since he knows that Torvald does not allow her to eat them, she says “Yes; but Christina brought me these.” (Ibsen 11) She lied to protect herself, since she knows that if Torvald knew she bought them herself, she would be in a lot of trouble with him for the reason that it is against his rules to have macaroons in the house. She has to follow his rules
This is exactly what Nora did. She found herself in a treacherous situation, and decided to leave it. Nora had become too dependent on Torvald. He was the breadwinner in the relationship, leaving Nora to rely on him for money. Torvald says to her “Has my little spendthrift been making the money fly again?” (Ibsen 2) She liked to spend money, and the only way she could get money is if he gives her some. She is totally dependent on him, which in turn gives him control over her. She also depends on him to do anything that is not associated with being a mother since she does not know how to do it or he does not allow her to try since he is the man of the