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    A Dolls House Analysis

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    Perez February 5‚ 2013 A Doll’s House Analysis on Self Responsibility Mothers are known to be the true base of a family‚ and without one families tend to fall apart. They put their children and spouses before them all the time‚ and more often than not their self responsibility revolves around taking care of their family. This has been the case since the dawn of time and has remained prevalent throughout the world. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ the theme of self responsibility is exploited

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    Kevin Tejada Professor Day Intro to Literary Studies 2 April 2013 A Doll House Essay A large deal of controversy has arisen about the play A Doll House‚ written by Henrik Ibsen. The controversy argues whether Ibsen’s play is feminist or not. In the play‚ we are introduced to a woman named Nora‚ who shows nothing but selfless love to her husband‚ Torvald Helmer‚ a highly respected banker. Many people argue that the play does not reflect notions of feminism‚ but on the contrary‚ many

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    Samantha Nickell Professor Roberts English 102 27 May 2013 Feminism in A Doll House In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House Nora Helmer is a prime example of a woman’s role in the 19th century‚ that being that she was more for show than anything else. Nora’s husband‚ Torvald‚ treats his wife like a living doll and uses pet names for her rather than her actual name further establishing her position as nothing more than a toy. For Torvald. Nora’s purpose in

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    emphasizing what a certain historical event‚ personage‚ or situation enables the playwright to communicate. Discuss what effect the playwright’s transformation of historical reality has on an audience. Henrik Ibsen’s widely regarded work‚ A Doll’s House‚ was first introduced in 1879 as a theatrical presentation of human rights. Today‚ Ibsen’s work remains as such‚ although often conveyed as more focused on women’s rights. The Norwegian playwright’s vision of a seemingly common home is quickly translated

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    Literary Elements in The Story of an Hour In Kate Chopin’s short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” she uses different kinds of literary elements to clearly define her story and to show all of the meanings behind what happens in the story. There are many different kinds of literary elements used in this short story but I believe the most important one is irony. Irony is what she used the most throughout the story all the way into the conclusion which was by the far what gave the story a tragic and ironic

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    456 The Use of Symbolism in A Doll House Author Margaret Trudeau once said‚ “I can’t be a rose in any man’s lapel” (“I Can’t Be”). This quote expresses exactly what was going through many women’s minds during the 1800’s in Norway. Women had let their husbands control their lives for ages before the 1800’s. Soon‚ they could no longer stand being the rose in their husbands’ lapel. The women of Norway longed for freedom and began to rebel. Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ A Doll House‚ displays what women were going

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    Irony in "The Story of the Hour" Summary: Dark irony plays a major role in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. A long-suffering wife who celebrates her husbands’ death dies from the shock of discovering he is still alive. In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ there are many moments when Chopin’s craft of writing feeds the irony of the story. One perfect example‚ "assure himself of its truth by a second telegram" (772). This sentence subdued me into believing that Mrs. Mallard’s husband

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    represent the people as a whole. “Than women no less than men posses a moral and intellectual nature and have not only right‚ but a duty to develop it” (Templeton 33). Also Templeton argues that in one way or another‚ Ibsen were inspired to write A Doll’s House from a terrible event in the life of his protege‚ whom same as Nora‚ saved her husband’s life. “ Married to a man with a phobia about debt‚ she had secretly borrowed money to finance and Italian journey necessary for her husband’s recovery from tuberculosis”

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    The Doll s House

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    Katherine Nansfield “The Doll’s House” is short story that observes the class structure of the 1920s in New Zealand. Though the Burnells use the arrival of their doll’s house to show off to their friends and exclude the Kelveys‚ Kezia is able to see beyond the constrictive social structure and invites the Kelveys in regardless of their social background. An idea‚ presented in this story‚ that is relevant to people in today’s society is the innocence and imagination of youth contrasted with the cynicism

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    Kate Chopin’s "The Story of an Hour" "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is an impressive literary piece which touches a reader’s feelings as well as mind. Although the story is really short‚ it is very rich and complete‚ and every word in it carries deep sense and a lot of meaning. The events take place in the 19 century in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Mallard. Speaking about the plot and suspense of « The Story of an Hour » we may define such its elements as the exposition‚ the narrative hook

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