A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Essay -- torvald, nora, christine

In Henrik Ibsens dramatic play A Dolls House in that respect be many characters that have grown to be adults that they either do not wish to be or that they are expected to be. The character breakdown as the play goes from act to act is apparent. From a woman struggling to be the perfect wife and mother to a husband trying to be perfect and surround himself with people that are overly we see that it is much harder to put on a mask to be something you are not.Nora Helmer is a simple woman. She is the mother to young children as well as an adoring wife to her husband Torvald. Nora is described by her husband as a spendthrift, a little featherhead, and a skylark. (Delbanco & Cheuse) These terms are used in a fashion to say that she is flighty, a dainty woman who shops and flits about with no care in the world. Even her friend Christine Linde tells her that she is immature and childish to the realities of the world. This is rattling not a fair statement of Nora. She has already put forth a strong attitude when Torvald was ill. She found a way to get the monies take to ensure that he got well. She may not have gone about it the legal way but she went to whatever lengths needed to ensure that the man she love could get well. This was a step outside of the expectations of her. She has eternally been there to do whatever a man expected of her. Her father expected her to be there to take care of him and the household. Her husband took her in his home and expected the same of her. She was never able to form her own person as someone else was always there telling her who to be and how to be it. Nora wants to be taken seriously and to learn how to be strong for herself. She realizes that she has been able to get this loan and has been paying i... ...ectations they are not happy but just being. By the end of the play there is some hope for all of them.Works CitedBrunnemer, K. (2009). Sexuality in Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House. Retrieved 11 23, 2013, from Blooms Liter ary Reference Online http//www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&WID=97972&SID=5&iPin=BLTHS004&SingleRecord=True.Delbanco, N., & Cheuse, A. (n.d.). Literature Craft and Voice. In H. Ibsen, A Dolls House (pp. 1346-48).Haller, E. (n.d.). Blooms Literature. Retrieved 11 23, 2013, from Facts on File http//www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&WID=97972&SID=5&iPin=ETL0595&SingleRecord=True.Metzger, S. (n.d.). An overview of A Dolls House. Retrieved 11 23, 2013, from Gale Literature Resource Center http//go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1420002305&v=2.1&u=txshracd2560&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w&asid=2a621898dc6a06a303d9c6015c7e4bd0