Nora's Manipulation
In desperate times to save a loved one, would you be willing to break the law? In a Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen presents the character Nora and her risky secret of having to forge her father’s signature to save the life of her husband. Accordingly, once Torvald discovers the illicit crime his wife has committed, his repugnant reaction triggers a sense of dysphoria in Nora. Inadvertently, the argument with Torvald makes Nora realize the lie of a life she has been living by just being a vessel for those that manipulated her to put their beliefs in. Granted that Nora’s point of view has tremendously been refined, it juxtaposes who she was before her awareness, causing the plot to have a turn of events. Through this book, the reader joins Nora
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In retort to finding out, instead of being understanding,Torvald furiously concludes he “must sink to such miserable depths because of a thoughtless woman” ( Ibsen 72). Moreover, he fears scrutiny from society and becomes hysterical with the thought of being “falsely suspected of having been a party to [Nora’s] criminal action”(Ibsen 73). Henceforth, Helmer consecutively belittles Nora ruthlessly by insulting her and calling her “ a hypocrite, a liar- worse, worse- a criminal” (Ibsen 72). Due to the indifference shown by Helmer, it sparks something in Nora and spurs a willful side of her that had been …show more content…
She reflects on the life she has lived, never having a her own thoughts from her father and “if [she] differed from him [she] concealed the fact, because he would not have liked it” (Ibsen 76). Consequently, Helmer is astounded when Nora states she realizes she has not been happy, but “only merry. And [he has] always been so kind to [her]. But [their] home has been nothing but a playroom. [she has] been [his] doll-wife, just as at home [she] was papa’s doll-child” (Ibsen 76). What’s more, her priorities are rearranged and also become quite controversial when Torvald reminds her that “before else, [she is] a wife and a mother”, but she retaliates that she doesn’t “believe that any longer. [She] believe[s] that before all else [she is] a reasonable human being just as [he is]- or, at all events, that [she] must try and become one” (Ibsen 78). Overall, Nora is able to comprehend that she can be of no use or contribute to the world if she continues to be a passive
In retort to finding out, instead of being understanding,Torvald furiously concludes he “must sink to such miserable depths because of a thoughtless woman” ( Ibsen 72). Moreover, he fears scrutiny from society and becomes hysterical with the thought of being “falsely suspected of having been a party to [Nora’s] criminal action”(Ibsen 73). Henceforth, Helmer consecutively belittles Nora ruthlessly by insulting her and calling her “ a hypocrite, a liar- worse, worse- a criminal” (Ibsen 72). Due to the indifference shown by Helmer, it sparks something in Nora and spurs a willful side of her that had been …show more content…
She reflects on the life she has lived, never having a her own thoughts from her father and “if [she] differed from him [she] concealed the fact, because he would not have liked it” (Ibsen 76). Consequently, Helmer is astounded when Nora states she realizes she has not been happy, but “only merry. And [he has] always been so kind to [her]. But [their] home has been nothing but a playroom. [she has] been [his] doll-wife, just as at home [she] was papa’s doll-child” (Ibsen 76). What’s more, her priorities are rearranged and also become quite controversial when Torvald reminds her that “before else, [she is] a wife and a mother”, but she retaliates that she doesn’t “believe that any longer. [She] believe[s] that before all else [she is] a reasonable human being just as [he is]- or, at all events, that [she] must try and become one” (Ibsen 78). Overall, Nora is able to comprehend that she can be of no use or contribute to the world if she continues to be a passive