After Judy’s and Dexter’s marriage did not work out, the war came to America in March and he joins the army to fight in World War I. As I have said before, joining the army was very typical back in the 1900s because it was the first World War. “He returned to the West, handed over the management of the business to his partner, and went into the first officers' training-camp in late April. He was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion.” Enlisting in the war was very common amongst the men in that time. It was very typical because men were suppose to be tough, brave, and strong. They were seen to protect their country. (5) In “A Doll’s House”, Nora Allen …show more content…
After getting into their first real argument over forging her father’s signature on the IOU, she realizes that Torvald has never really understood her and leaves him. She says to him, “I have been greatly wronged, Torvald--first by papa and then by you.”. She also says, “You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.”. She realizes that not only has she wasted her years being a doll for Torvald, but she also doesn’t know who she truly is. According to Torvald, her duties is “to your husband and your children.”. (3)After Torvald says this, she replies that “I have other duties just as sacred. […] Duties to myself." (3.310-3.314) She leaves Torvald to find and learn about herself rather than just pleasing him and sticking to her duties. Nora wants to be more than just a person who lives by her sacred duties, she wants to live her own life. We can also