Drama Assignment.
Ibsen ends his drama, A Doll’s House, with Nora choosing to leave her life behind and
start a new one. Nora’s decision to leave the house for good has been a subject of dispute among
different generations of readers. Some argue that her decision was nothing but selfish and
inconsiderate of the other parties involved, especially her kids. On the other hand, others believe
that her choice is well justified and self-explanatory, for the way she has been counterfeited into
a doll.
Nora was used to being treated like a doll by both her husband and father. At an
incredibly young age, Nora learnt that the only way to receive praise and validation is by
constantly pleasing others and meeting up with their needs and expectations of her. The way her
father controlled her like a puppet restrained her from developing an identity of her own; she was
not allowed to express her opinions either. “When I lived with papa, he used to tell me what he
thought about everything, so that I never had any opinions but his. And if I did have any of my
own, I kept them quiet, because he would not have liked them. He called me his little doll, and
he played with me just the way I played with my dolls.”, these were Nora’s words as she was
able to finally express herself to Tovlard during the final confrontation they had. Consequently,
she fell easily into the trap of marrying Torvald, for being a duplicate of her father. The
destructive nature of both male figures in her life had turned her into a “miserable creature” as
her husband claimed, who is no longer wanted. Torvald demanded Nora to always look
appealing to others just like a Christmas tree, as he found an ego boost in people being in awe of
his wife. His fragile toxic masculinity was threatened by her potential independence and
individuality; he had to chop off her wings so that his precious little songbird would not abandon
Ibsen ends his drama, A Doll’s House, with Nora choosing to leave her life behind and
start a new one. Nora’s decision to leave the house for good has been a subject of dispute among
different generations of readers. Some argue that her decision was nothing but selfish and
inconsiderate of the other parties involved, especially her kids. On the other hand, others believe
that her choice is well justified and self-explanatory, for the way she has been counterfeited into
a doll.
Nora was used to being treated like a doll by both her husband and father. At an
incredibly young age, Nora learnt that the only way to receive praise and validation is by
constantly pleasing others and meeting up with their needs and expectations of her. The way her
father controlled her like a puppet restrained her from developing an identity of her own; she was
not allowed to express her opinions either. “When I lived with papa, he used to tell me what he
thought about everything, so that I never had any opinions but his. And if I did have any of my
own, I kept them quiet, because he would not have liked them. He called me his little doll, and
he played with me just the way I played with my dolls.”, these were Nora’s words as she was
able to finally express herself to Tovlard during the final confrontation they had. Consequently,
she fell easily into the trap of marrying Torvald, for being a duplicate of her father. The
destructive nature of both male figures in her life had turned her into a “miserable creature” as
her husband claimed, who is no longer wanted. Torvald demanded Nora to always look
appealing to others just like a Christmas tree, as he found an ego boost in people being in awe of
his wife. His fragile toxic masculinity was threatened by her potential independence and
individuality; he had to chop off her wings so that his precious little songbird would not abandon
