Nora's Reclamation Of Identity Essay

Nora’s last scene where she severs herself physically from the home and leaves stage simultaneously enhances and complicates the emergence of the New Woman. Nora crosses the threshold of the living room “out through the hall”, a particular space she has not ventured into before. She is travelling from one position of entrapment to increasing freedom. However, her reclamation of identity can only be achieved by physically removing herself from the domestic space to pursue complete autonomy. In her search for her authentic self, she relinquishes those who possess her such as husband, children, and even the home itself. The physical act of completely removing herself from the confines of the home and crossing off stage and out of the spectacle