A Doll's House

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affectionately to his teasing, never acknowledging that it is degrading behavior. She is very catering to him and the children, and doesn't seem to mind her doll like existence. She appears very happy with her place in the marriage. She even refers to herself as the names he calls her. She replies, "Hm, if only you knew what expense we larks and squirrels have, Torvald (p1168)." She is depicted as self-centered, a bit flakey, and a gold-digger. She sweet talks her husband to convince him into allowing her to squander his money on foolish things. She states, "Oh yes, Torvald, we can squander a little now. Can't we? Just a tiny, wee bit. Now you've got a big salary and are going to make piles and piles of money (p 1166)." As the plot thickens we begin to see her as deceitful, and then very savvy and business like. She is hiding something from her husband. Nora has been very good at keeping her secret from her husband, which shows the reader that she is not as naive as one would have ...

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tricks for you Torvald (p1213)." She has finally realized that she has not been happy in this marriage and expresses her desires to leave and go find herself. However, Nora is not the only character to make change in this play, there is also Torvald.
Torvald is another character that we see a change in. In the beginning of the story he seems to have all the control. He is a man who embraces the principle that a man's responsibility is to shelter and steer his wife. In the play Nora states; "Torvald. Direct me. Teach me, the way you always have (p1200)." He takes satisfaction in the idea of Nora needing his guidance and interrelates with her as though he is her father and not her ...

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