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Is Nora A Coward Or Brave For Leaving Torvald
This oral presentation helped me deepen my understanding of the role of women during the time period that the play takes place in. Compared to our current society, women are extremely limited in terms of what they are allowed to do overall. Most women are subjects of their husband, and must conform to their demands and requests. Nora is a great example of this, as Torvald controls most aspects of her life. He forbids Nora from doing basic things, such as checking the mail. This raised the question discussed in the oral: Is Nora a coward or brave for leaving Torvald and her family? One could argue that it was a cowardly move because she is leaving Torvald to support his children by himself, therefore taking away any influence a mother figure

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