“A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen begins and introduces the Helmer couple with one of their casual, not-so-important conversations, but important to show how they probably feel about each other. Nora is a house wife, she lives a good life, with a husband who is a lawyer and nurse to take care of her children. After she secretly paid for her husband’s trip to become mentally and physically stable again, Nora and her family feel like they have overcame their biggest struggle and now can be happy. On Nora’s surface she lives a domestic life of not many worries, but is falling apart with her life outside of home and deep troubles. It begins with Nora trying to convince Torvald about spending more money on Christmas, and she mischievously plays around him …show more content…
With her husband, it doesn’t upset her that she is put on a lower level but instead she feels it benefits her so she can spend, without an argument. To Torvald she is after all, too naïve to know what’s wrong with overspending. Being able to spend, not having to work, being happy with her children, all gives Nora bragging rights about how perfect her husband and life is. She is very proud of her lifestyle her husband has provided. She brags to Mrs. Kristine Linde and tells her about how great her life has come along after they have recovered from Torvald’s sickness as a family, but when Mrs. Linde tells her she’s “known so little trouble and hardship” in her life she immediately wants to change her tone and subject. She no longer tells Mrs. Linde about herself and her pampered lifestyle provided by her husband, but shares about saving his life. She doesn’t want her to think she is a spoiled brat, but instead she wants her to know what Nora has done for him. When her image of naïve little Nora went away, she had to repair it quickly with the story. She manipulated the conversation to bring her self-image back to where it