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    The nineteenth century is marked with many advances‚ particularly in the realm of industrial growth. Great Britain was the first country to begin its industrialization process in the late eighteenth century where it has since grown steadily with the gradual introduction of new technologies. This industrial growth led to social and demographic changes that started to rapidly increase during the Second Industrial Revolution during the later years of the nineteenth century. With the large increase in

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    A Dolls House Henrik Ibsen used symbolism throughout the play to Really help the audience grasp the meaning of what he was trying to present.The conflicts‚ characters‚ and themes are portrayed within this play successfully with the use of symbolism. Symbolism is used to describe Nora’s actions and how they led her to find her true self. Many things in this story would be very hard to understand without a representation‚ causing it to

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    The nineteenth century is an interesting time where immigration‚ a time where people from other countries come to a specific place‚ like America. There are a lot of unique things that benefit the country. Even though other countries brought certain items to many different places‚ these countries shared their culture with America because the individuals that live there wanted to share what they have with others. The Germans‚ Italians‚ and Irish made a difference by making contributions all over the

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    Andrew Jackson began to pursue a laissez-faire policy after he revoked the second central bank of the United States.; This led to the rise of American barbarism in the Nineteenth Century. More brutal monetary power has exploited labor. Therefore‚ the American government and the central bank that betrayed the interests of the people were the main culprits for the decline of the Democratic Party. Most Americans are eager to move westward and explore new areas of life. Most of them are farmers. Because

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    Farming during the early nineteenth century was very unlike today. For settlers who were interested‚ they had some options if they wanted to buy farm land. The families with the least amount of money could get land as squatters. They drastically changed the land into a valuable working farm and desired to purchase the land later on. Those settlers with limited means could examine the land and purchase a parcel from a government land office for a certain cost per acre. Most farm families raised various

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    II 1 April 2013 “A Doll House: A Living‚ Breathing Controversy Due to Its Feminism” In 1879‚ Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen wrote the play A Doll House‚ which became known as one of his most revered works. The position of women was a strong social issue that preceded‚ remained amidst‚ and continued after this literary masterpiece of his. In the nineteenth century‚ women were very restricted and were considered chattel by fathers and husbands; however‚ as the century progressed‚ women began

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    A Doll House Response A Doll House‚ a play written by Henrik Ibsen‚ begins on Christmas Eve at the Helmer’s residence. Torvald Helmer is promoted at the bank as a manager‚ thus he will be making more money and become more powerful. The news excites his wife Nora because she believes that with the raise in his pay‚ she will be able to pay off her loan. When they went on their trip to Italy‚ Nora paid for the trip which was four thousand eight hundred crown‚ but Torvald believes that Nora’s

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    This story written by Henrick Ibsen has made it clear that in the late nineteenth century women were not treated equally to men. Men were stereotyped to be very overpowering‚ and they had most of the control where the women would tend to the husband’s needs and take care of the family. That was my impression based off of Nora and Torvald’s relationship. I would say though that these two did not have much of a relationship at all‚ they both lacked a depth of understanding when it came to one another

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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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    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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