The effect of gender roles on women’s mentality
Non-literary extract: Liza Donnelly cartoon
Literary Extract: A Doll’s House
1 HELMER: You can’t deny it, my dear little Nora. [Puts his arm round her waist.] It’s a sweet
little spendthrift, but she uses up a deal of money. One would hardly believe how expensive such
little persons are!
4 NORA: It’s a shame to say that. I do really save all I can.
HELMER: [Laughing.] That’s very true,—all you can. But you can’t save anything!
NORA: [Smiling quietly and happily.] You haven’t any idea how many expenses we skylarks
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and squirrels have, Torvald.
8 HELMER: You are an odd little soul. Very like your father. You always find some new way
Non-literary extract: Liza Donnelly cartoon
Literary Extract: A Doll’s House
1 HELMER: You can’t deny it, my dear little Nora. [Puts his arm round her waist.] It’s a sweet
little spendthrift, but she uses up a deal of money. One would hardly believe how expensive such
little persons are!
4 NORA: It’s a shame to say that. I do really save all I can.
HELMER: [Laughing.] That’s very true,—all you can. But you can’t save anything!
NORA: [Smiling quietly and happily.] You haven’t any idea how many expenses we skylarks
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and squirrels have, Torvald.
8 HELMER: You are an odd little soul. Very like your father. You always find some new way