A doll's house
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Candidate #: 8476383
August 23 2012
Word Count: 1,313
Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” Analysis
Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, was written in the late 19th century as a form of rebellious acts. At the time he lived in Rome and Amalfi, Italy living through the European revolution. Through this a “new modern perspective” was coming alive and Ibsen challenged the norms and traditions of a typical marriage, family and lifestyle. In, A Doll’s House, the idea of a realistic family living in a realistic life is being portrayed. What seems to be in fact a happy family that includes a husband, wife and three children isn’t exactly what it seems to be. The themes, symbols, and minor characters of this novel are what bring together this relatable story to be even more understandable by even the most average of readers.
Symbolism is a way of representing ideas and or qualities and most times those ideas or qualities don’t seem to make themselves visible until the very end. One symbol in this novel is the Christmas tree. A Christmas tree is supposed to symbolize happiness, warmth and family being united as one and in this case it was but as time goes on the real significance to the tree comes to life. Just like Nora, the Christmas tree is nothing just something that sits in the corner looking pretty. As the scene’s go on the comparison of Nora and her tree is very similar. In the beginning of act two the stage directions state, “The Christmas Tree is stripped of its ornaments and with burnt-down candle-ends on its disheveled branches". A decorative Christmas tree is starting to “dishevel”. As the stage directions continue it states that, "Nora is alone in the room, walking about uneasily". Basically, as Nora’s life starts spinning out of control, so does her tree. The bad news from her husband, Torvalds, old colleague Krogstad has made it to her and she’s starting to get worried. A major correlation between Nora and the Christmas tree is that just as
Candidate #: 8476383
August 23 2012
Word Count: 1,313
Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” Analysis
Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, was written in the late 19th century as a form of rebellious acts. At the time he lived in Rome and Amalfi, Italy living through the European revolution. Through this a “new modern perspective” was coming alive and Ibsen challenged the norms and traditions of a typical marriage, family and lifestyle. In, A Doll’s House, the idea of a realistic family living in a realistic life is being portrayed. What seems to be in fact a happy family that includes a husband, wife and three children isn’t exactly what it seems to be. The themes, symbols, and minor characters of this novel are what bring together this relatable story to be even more understandable by even the most average of readers.
Symbolism is a way of representing ideas and or qualities and most times those ideas or qualities don’t seem to make themselves visible until the very end. One symbol in this novel is the Christmas tree. A Christmas tree is supposed to symbolize happiness, warmth and family being united as one and in this case it was but as time goes on the real significance to the tree comes to life. Just like Nora, the Christmas tree is nothing just something that sits in the corner looking pretty. As the scene’s go on the comparison of Nora and her tree is very similar. In the beginning of act two the stage directions state, “The Christmas Tree is stripped of its ornaments and with burnt-down candle-ends on its disheveled branches". A decorative Christmas tree is starting to “dishevel”. As the stage directions continue it states that, "Nora is alone in the room, walking about uneasily". Basically, as Nora’s life starts spinning out of control, so does her tree. The bad news from her husband, Torvalds, old colleague Krogstad has made it to her and she’s starting to get worried. A major correlation between Nora and the Christmas tree is that just as