A thin green piece of paper would never be known to be something that has control over people, until one puts the word money on it. Money is thought to be something that can buy one happiness; maybe a fake kind of happiness, but the real contemptment comes through experiences. In a play named, A Doll's House written by Henrik Ibsen , many characters undergo experiences with money that lead them to make choices that sometimes negatively affect their lives. Although money is thought to bring happiness into one’s life, it is only a distraction from the reality of what one does not have.
If one is in a situation where money is desperately needed, it can sometimes compel people to consume it without knowing the consequences in order to get it. Nora, a “doll” like house wife was in a
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“It was impossible; papa was so ill. If I had asked him for his signature, I should have had to tell him what the money was to be used for; and when he was so ill himself I couldn't tell him that my husbands life was in danger- it was impossible.”(23) When one has the opportunity to receive money, they will do anything to get it, even if they don’t think it through. Money can also lead to one making sacrifices,for themselves and others.“What, when I was going to get such a good place by it? A poor girl who has got into trouble should be glad to. Besides, that wicked man didn't do a single thing for me.” Giving a human life away for money shows how controlling money can be and how it can affect and change lives forever. Money not only influences one to make sacrifices, but it can cause one to choose money over love. Mrs. Linde is a good representation of this, she