In the play the Doll House there are a lot of different things that happen. Nora, who plays the wife, wants all the money she can get so she can feel a sense of security. The reason for this is so she won't have to worry about anything and be able to buy all the things she wants. Her husband Torvald treats her like a puppet. For instance when he gets some extra money, he shows her, and then asks her to act like a squirrel. Nora thinks of money being the most important thing to her. It is near Christmas time and money would be helpful for the whole family because they want to be able to buy presents. When Nora’s husband shows her money she gets excited. "Money"! Is what she says when she's the sight of him holding it in his hand. In the beginning of the story it seems like Nora and Torvald have a happy marriage, but it ends differently. He treats her like a little kid when he wants her to act and make noises mimicking a squirrel. Torvald ends up showing Nora the amount of money he has. He feels like he is in control because he is the one that gives her money to buy things. Nora and Torvalds marriage goes bad when he finds out that Nora borrowed money. Even though she did this, it was for a good cause. Torvald was sick at the time and Nora wanted him to get better so he wouldn't become severely ill. Nora had borrowed money from Krogstag, and Torald finds out because Krogstag tells him. Torvald is seen as a person in the play as someone who cares too much about what other people think. "I see. There a gulf that's opened between us that's clear. Oh, but Nora, can't we bridge it somehow?" He is wanting to get back with Nora, but she does not feel the same. The reason for this is because he had treated her like dirt. "The way I am now, I'm no wife for you." She makes her self-clear when she says this to Torvald. I think she makes the best decision not going back to him because she is better off that way. She was not really happy in the marriage because it was all about money and trying to impress people.
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I agree completely that Nora is Torvald's puppet and their marriage is more about appearances than anything else. I also think Nora made the right decision. She would have not been able to be a good wife or mother after she saw her marriage and life for the sham that it was. Good insights!
i can see your point on how he treats her like a puppet. and Nora dose not see it because she loves him so and wants to believe that they have a great marriage.
but she finds out at the end its only great when Torvalds wants it to be great.
I too think that Nora is nothing but her husband's puppet. From the very first scene of the play, she has to act like a child in order to please him and to receive money. That right there showed me that their marriage was really only about the material things. Good post!
At first, Nora is completely blinded by the fact her husband treats her like she is a child. She is so caught up in the luxury that it does not even bother her. I agree with you that Nora wants the money so she can feel a sense of security. I also agree that Torvald worries about what others think about himself. If Nora does something wrong, then it affects him. We both feel as though she made a good decision at the end of the poem because she is finally free from her husband's restrictions. I just wish she would have considered her children's future as well as hers.
Torvald definitely cares way too much about what people think. He ruined their marriage to "save face". He could not see her point of view of why she lied to him. She did it because she loves and cares about him.
i think their marriage is abnormal, because Torvald and Nora live in a different society. Torvald defined his life by acceptable and respectable. He cares about his business more than his family. Nora plays a role that society prescribed for a woman who is a very nice wife and mother. She tried to build a very nice and warm home for her husband and children
Torvald does treat Nora like shes a young child, he almost seems to play or toy with her at time (like when she has to do certain things to get money). She tries to make a loving home, and shows her love for him even though she has to do something uacceptable. I agree with you that is was just about money and impressing.
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