Topic > A Doll's House - 739

Nora lived the life she thought made her happy without ever realizing the role she filled not as a wife but as a doll. Throughout her life Nora has always played the role of the doll, first with her father and then with Torvald. Nora noticed the way people treated her but never acknowledged it: “You're just like everyone else. Nobody thinks I'm capable of doing anything really serious” (I.16.26-27). Nora is not a doll but a person who thinks with her own head. He doesn't realize it until the miracle he believes will happen occurs. Nora has committed a crime that she knows will change things in her marriage. The miracle she believes will happen is that Torvald will take the blame for the crime he committed, thus proving his love for her. Nora was confident that Torvald would take the blame for her: “He can do it now. He will. Nothing can stop him from doing so…” (II.49.23-24). She is convinced that his love for her will maintain his reputation in society. Nora, to save her reputation, thought of killing herself and sparing him the derision of society. Nora's thoughts of making the ultimate sacrifice for him show the values ​​she had regarding love. He is a person who goes against what society says to think of others. Torvald, unlike Nora, follows the rules of society and believes only in what is right for himself. Since the miracle does not happen due to Torvalds' selfish antics, Nora realizes that she is more than what society has to offer. During this time it was the man's responsibility to take care of his wife and her needs. Torvald believed he had done this for Nora by giving her a better life and covering up her father's past. Torvald cares for Nora as a child, not as a wife: “Good of you? Give in... middle of paper... no more. I believe that above all else I am a human being, just as you are” (III.86.34-37). Nora refers to herself as a human being who screams whenever her husband calls her animal names. This reveals that he will no longer bear injustice in his life and will now find his own life. As a person, he will decide whether society is right or wrong. Nora shows her true feelings about society: "Then I can decide which of us is the right society or I" (III.87.35-36). Nora is on a moral journey because she doesn't know who she really is. Her whole life has been arranged for her and she will experience life for the first time. The constraints of society have damaged the marriage of a woman who is unable to help her family. Nora commits a crime that destroys her marriage but helps her escape the dollhouse she finds herself in.