Male Characters in �A Dolls House� and �Look Back in Anger� Display Unattractive Qualities.

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and dead inside, with no true cares, worries or burdens to carry he seem to float on through his life hoping that every stays the same and never changes.
Within these four men we see their flaws and unattractive qualities through their words, actions and lack of actions.
Within �A Dolls House� we see that the character of Torvald is very patronising. He uses pet names towards his wife, Nora, that demean her and we see that he constantly treats her as if she were his own child. Such things as:

�sweet little spendthrift�, �little featherhead�, �sweet little skylark�

Furthermore within �A Dolls House�, we see Torvald as the typical male figure, he wants to provide and protect his wife and children. Yet at times we see too much of him treating his wife, Nora, as he would his children. It is an unattractive quality of Torvalds� as the readers learn that he feels that he must replace and yet compete with his dead father-in-laws place within his wife�s heart and become a ...

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