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A Doll's House Feminist Analysis

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A Doll’s House is written by Henrik Ibsen and published in 1879. This is the play which portrays how the bourgeoisie women dealt with the anxieties and lives in Victorian Norway. The main theme of this play is feminism. Ibsen makes many implications about the roles of society and how female gender was treated at that time. From this play, it can be observed what the writer believe about the roles of the society, the equality of men and females and the idea of feminism. In this essay, it is going to analyze how this play link with feminism. It concerns about the feminist theory behind the marriage life of Nora and Torvald. The essay also studies about the gender of the social roles and the equality between men and women. Nora is the best explanation of the perplexed woman, It portrays that she trapped in her life then escapes from the mood of joy to depression. She lives in a society where the female are oppressed and reduced to a mere doll and plaything by the male. It shows that they are living in the patriarchal culture society. In this play, it shows a criticism of the social norms that how an unstable family is living below a patriarchal and traditional roof. The right of women Women do not have right to make any decisions that can be shown in the complex lies of Nora. She lies that the loan is borrowed from her …show more content…

The unbelievable ending tried to reinforce the unequal social position of women. This essay looks at the role and the right of women, from which it reflects how they are perceived and treat at that time. It also considers the equality of men and females. This play implies that men and women should be treated as same and equal. Nora is a good example in this play to present how women can be independence and not to rely to male at all. She is a representation of Everyman to illustrating the need of people no matter their background for

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