Research Paper On A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen

Throughout history there has been movement upon movement wether its overthrowing governments, scientific, or in the line of Arts and Literatures. These movements have to be fueled by people, which leads to, who was an important figure in Realism. Realism can be defined as a movement where it portrayed ignored figures such as middle and working classes, everyday situation. One of the many famous writers of this movement was Henrik Ibsen, who was a Norwegian playwright. Henrik Ibsen was important to the Realism movement because he shows life of ordinary people, he uses dark or controversial subjects, and he changes the form of drama. Throughout his literary works, he has incorporated how people lived during the time period. He does this in "A Doll's House" because in the story, Nora the protagonist is found going to the market to buy simple things (Act 1) or shows the interactions and expectations of gender roles seen throughout the play. Another example is in "The Pillars of Society" because in this story he writes about a business man who fights to keep his business open, and makes a difficult decision that would benefit a lot of people. This shows realism because it depicts a real image of how people are living instead of an idealistic way. He also show the conflicts that arose among the middle class citizens.

One of his most controversial subjects was in "A Doll's House" and was heavily criticized. In this play he challenges society's view on women, by having the main character Nora leave the comforts of her home and undermines her husband's authority. He wanted to show the hardships of living a life as a female, causing an outrage and a demand that he change the