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Brand's Daughters By Henrik Ibsen Summary

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Authorial Background
Henrik Ibsen
March 20, 1828, Skien, Grenland, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway,
May 23, 1906, Christiania, Norway
What is going on in his or her country at the time—think about what is happening in the novel as well—do we see some of these events/situations occur in the novel/play? What happens to make him or her write this work—what influenced/motivated him or her? (cite)
Ibsen was inspired by the Laura Kieler affair.
Laura Kieler inspired the character of Nora.
Laura Kieler had a novel published in 1869 called Brand`s Daughters: a Picture of Life, and it was a sequel to Ibsen`s Brand.
The next year, Ibsen and Kieler became friends.
She visited him in Dresden in 1871.
Five years later, Ibsen met Laura with her husband …show more content…

Is it consistent through the passage? (Refer to handout on website)
What is the author trying to achieve through the syntax in this passage.
Imagery
What type of imagery is being used (tactile, gustatory, auditory, visual, olfactory)? (of course more than one of these can be used in a passage)
“Little singing-bird”
“Protect you like a hunted dove… saved from a hawk’s claws”
“Given her new life”
“Scared, helpless darling”
What is the author trying to convey or achieve by using this imagery? (Think about the author’s use of figurative language.)
The author uses the phrase “little singing-bird” to convey the image that women are small and weak like a small bird and is good for nothing more than show.
The author uses the phrase “protect you like a hunted dove… saved from a hawk’s claws” to convey the message that women need men to take care of them and protect them.
The author uses the phrase “given her new life” to describe what it is like when a husband forgives his wife. This phrase carries the meaning that women are like children and they are subservient to their husbands. This phrase also carries the meaning that men are all powerful, like God – the giver of

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