A Doll's House: Theme Of Emancipation Of A Woman
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In reading Ibsen's A Doll's House today, one may find it hard to imagine
how daring it seemed at the time it was written one hundred years ago. Its
theme, the emancipation of a woman, makes it seem almost contemporary.
In Act I, there are many clues that hint at the kind of marriage Nora
and Torv ....
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.... Nora responds by saying "Go away, Torvald! Leave me alone. I don't want
all this", Torvald asks "Aren't I your husband?". By saying this, he is
implying that one of Nora's duties as his wife is to physically pleasure him at
his command. Torvald also does not trust Nora with money, which exemplifies
Torvald's treating Nora as a child. On the rare occasion when Torvald gives
Nora some money, he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry; in
modern times, this wo ....
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