Throughout the play, you come to realize that Nora and Torvald marriage is shallow. Torvald doesn’t see Nora as his equal, and views her as inferior to him. He is all about appearances and reputation. Nora is just as shallow and goes along with Torvald and society’s view of women being the lesser sex. Though, Nora goes against her husband by keeping her debt secret. Even though Nora loved Torvald, they were complete strangers to each other. Torvald doesn’t know the slightest thing about his wife. So, the ending of A Doll House is Nora slamming the house door, leaving both her husband and children behind.
Her decision to leave was a very bold and, quite frankly, idiotic decision. She is leaving the only thing she has ever known. Going against
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She realized that wasn’t fully being herself, and because of that, she didn’t know who she was. She was tired of living by society standards. During Torvald and Nora last argument, Torvald said by deserting her husband and children she is forsaking her "most sacred duties." Meaning she was supposed to be a loyal wife and take care of her husband and children. Though, Nora doesn’t see that as her “most sacred duties” She tells Torvald that her duties that are most scared to her is the duty to herself. Nora never done anything for herself. She was always trying to keep up appearances for her husband. She doesn’t know who she is anymore. So, she leaves to go figure out who she is and make her mark in the world. If she doesn’t, then she’ll never be any more than someone else’s doll. Which is basically impossible under the presence of …show more content…
Trying to please society and her husband view on what women should do. But most of all, I believe she was tired of being in a loveless marriage. She would have done anything for her husband, but her husband had no idea of who his wife was. He didn’t know one thing about her. They were complete strangers to one another. She was tired of being treated like an inferior being and being talked down too like an animal by her husband. He had no respect for her or their marriage.
He was too busy trying to be like everyone else and keeping his reputation and imagine. Which I come to this conclusion because Nora says this in their last argument before she walks out. She tells Torvald that if they're ever to be more than strangers "the most wonderful thing of all would have to happen," then their "life together would be a real wedlock.”
Hopefully by her leaving, it causes Torvald to realize what exactly he lost. He lost a woman that really, truly loved him and he took it for granted. He is going to have to figure out that they both must respect each other as individual, only then will the couple be able to know a real marriage. Which at the end of the play, when Nora left, Torvald seemed to understand what Nora meant, so there may be hope for them after