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A Doll's House - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Nora humming: carefree and happy, joyous, pleasant
      - Nora talks to Porter: giving, generous (christmas spirit) / middle class / spendthrift, irresponsible with money
      - Nora speech patterns: childlike, playful, immature / diminutives
      - acts as the obedient servant
      - plays and adopts the strict Norms
      - little acts of defiance and rebellion
      - "hide" - first word that Nora says --> hint at secrets
    - - paternalistic attitiude / speech patterns --> pet names --> "small, little"
      - possesive case ("my")
      - typical male of 19th century
      - seemingly loving, tender, condosending, infantilazes Nora
      - responsible / cares a lot about class (bourgeois respectability)
      - absolute tone
      - adheres to conservative social norms of his time
      - upward social mobility
      - firm
    - - Rank says Krogstad's morally twisted, we learn from Nora that he was unhappily married and is wwidower --> we form an opinion on him before meeting him
      - Krogstand threatens Nora (p.51)
      - Krogstad's motives heavily based on regaining bourgeois respectability and helping his sons
      - bitter, firm, intimidating, persistent
      - Krogstand believes law is above emotion
    - - Linde contrasts Noras' vibrant energy (foil)
      - Linde also sees Nora as a kid and mention she was spendthrift, until Nora talks to her about her struggles --> Nora's facade is successful
      - responsibe, tired, empty, sad, independent
      - Linde is left an empty shell after losing her purpose (taking care of people) --> she has nothing left for herself
      - Linde has no one to "work for" except for herself
  - - - allows the audience to be temporarily oriented
      - contributes to the atmosphere (festive, celebratory, active)
      - change - rebirth, new beginnings (New Year)
    - - hides them from Torvland
      - foreshadows theme of lies and deception
      - connects aspects of Nora and Torvald's characters and the dynamic of their relationship (characterization)
  - - - 1st act --> Nora enters Doll's House
      - 3rd act --> Nore departs from stage
    - - foil: a character created to be opposite to the protagonist, highlighting certain points of their character