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Hotspots, Nora's act of borrowing money to save Torvald's life…
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Nora's act of borrowing money to save Torvald's life gave her a sense of identity, autonomy and power.
Helmer. You can’t deny elmer it, my dear little Nora. (Puts his ar
round her waist.) It’s a sweet little spendthrift, but she uses
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Torvald is aware of the power he holds over Nora but is unaware of what that really means in relation to their relationship "Hasn't Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking the rules in town today"
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Tormund continuously demeans and undermines Nora through his use of nicknames: "little squirrel," "little spendthrift," "little skylark: (pg 2-4)
Ibsen intentionally introduces Nora as weak and submissive to the audience: "you haven't any idea how many expenses we skylarks and squirrels have." (pg 4)
Nora continuously behaves with a childlike and immature nature due to the submissive role that women must portray. "Torvald, couldn't you take me in hand and decide what I shall go as, and what sort of dress I shall wear" (p. 31)
Torvald continues to enforce his opinion onto Nora that the mothers of the family must be the one to take care and influence the children "Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in
life has had a deceitful mother" (pg 32)
When Mrs. L says "Did you win a prize in the lottery?" it is clear to us as readers that such actions were unheard of and being such a self proficient women had to have meant she in actuality had not earned it through her own efforts and that it must to have been from some other cause or persons
The setting is very reflective of Nora's position in life. As she starts unraveling, the setting deteriorates along with her. In act one the scene is set as "a room furnished comfortably and tastefully" and Nora is seen "laughing to herself as she takes off her hat and coat" (pg. 1). In the second act the Christmas tree is "stripped of its ornaments" and has "disheveled branches" and Nora is pictured clearly worried and unraveling (pg. 29).
you take me in hand and decide what I shall go as, and what
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you take me in hand and decide what I shall go as, and what
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The way Nora interacts with the macaroons shows how women's power dynamics changed according due to the restrictions surrounding the different relationships she had with other characters. When she was around Torvald, she “puts the bag of macaroon into her pocket and wipes her mouth,” whereas when she was with Doctor Rank, "she “puts a macaroon into his mouth,” (2-16).
Regarding Torvald's and Noras relationship, we know that its primarily built up on lies. As the story progresses we know that Noras situation is getting worse, she is also facing man-self conflict. "Because such an atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children take in such a house if full of the germs of evil." (Pg 27) It's ironic how Torvald says this, since this is the exact type of situation that he's living in.
“ No, a wife cannot borrow without her husband's consent.”- Nora. at the time women were physically not allowed to borrow independently, although now women are still technically allowed to do this, it is majority men doing so in modern day society. This is present lightly in some countries but extremely in others.
The stage directions (and the description of multiple doors and hallways) are representative of all of the opportunities that were closed off to women like Nora in 19th century society. There are people entering and exiting through multiple doors throughout the play, though Nora remains in the same room for the entire duration of the play. "A room furnished comfortably and tastefully [..] At the back a door to the right that leads to the entrance-hall, another to the left leads to Helmer's study [...] and beyond it (refering to the piano) a window" (Ibsen).