A Doll's House Essay

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In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House he focuses on Nora and Torvald, a married couple. Their relationship is odd from the beginning when Torvald refers to Nora as his “little lark” (3). Later on throughout the play Torvald calls Nora other nick names such as his “extravagant little person” (4) and “obstinate little person” (5). His nicknames are a way of demeaning Nora due to the fact that she is a female. He believes that he is in control of all things whether it be money, their children and Nora herself. His derogatory attitude leads to Nora having to hide her true self. She can only confide to Dr Rank a close friend of the family whom she tells “I know you are my truest and best friend, and so I will tell you what it is” (45). A wife should