A Dolls House

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are some whimsical objects that delight her for one moment and bore her the next. She has no concept of how to raise children or how to be a mother at all. At the end of the play Nora admits to Helmer, “ . . . how am I equipped to bring up the children” (Ibsen 608). Nora is not allowed to control anything in her life. How can she possibly take care of children if she cannot even take care of herself? Her controlling husband has kept her ignorant in order to have power over her.
Furthermore, another occurrence in the play that exhibits Nora’s learned ignorance is the looming problem of the illegal loan that she took out in her father’s name. Her ignorance comes to light when she reveals her secret to Mrs. Linde. Nora believes that she has a real accomplishment that she can be proud of. In her vain attempt to try and convince Mrs. Linde that she does not have the mentality of a child, Nora’s ignorance becomes grossly apparent. Coupled with this ...

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the example of taking a loan to show the major flaws in the society and culture of this time period. A Doll’s House has a problem with the fact that a woman cannot be taken seriously or even think for herself. This piece wants people to realize the problems with a society structured like this and it uses simple, everyday examples to get his point across.
These realizations of her own ignorance being used against her allows Nora’s character to explore underlying issues of power. Nora’s husband has always controlled her life. Before him, it was her father. Nora has always been a man’s doll. Towards the end of the play, Nora asks Helmer why they have ...

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