A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen

The Total Woman” by Marabel Morgan, is an article that tells wives how they should act as a proper housewife. In Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, Nora, Helmer’s wife, leaves him because she doesn’t love him and she wants to find out who she is. The Good Wife Guide like the Total Women is a guideline for young women. It helps women know what a good wife should act like. Women have been struggled with their role in society for decades. Although, has time has passed women have been much more accepted for their drive for independence and contributions to society.
In the past it was a woman’s job to make everything perfect for the man when he arrived home. The Good Wife Guide provides perfect examples of wives pampering their husband. “Encourage the children to be quiet,” the house must be spotless, and there must be a “delicious meal ready.”(The Good Wife Guide,1) This is called babying a growth man, who could help the wife but chooses to be pampered. The Good Wife Guide is a guide for young girls looking for directions on how to please their husband. The Good WIfe Guide follows more of a 50s housewife lifestyle. It has many absurd ideas on how a wife should run the home. As time has passed the role of the housewife has decreased. The role has been
Women were constantly insulted back in the past. Woman also couldn’t do anything to stop this issue. Many had to endure being call “squirrel” or “little featherbrain.”(Ibsen, 2) Which is insulting to a woman’s intelligence. In Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, Helmer is Nora’s husband. He has a tendency to call her an assortment of special words. Some being squirrel, little featherbrain, spendthrift, and playbird. As of now women are still insulted in today’s society. Although, there have been more positive and supportive compliments directed towards women. Insults may never go away but at least it’s not as terrible as it was a few decades