A Doll's House Literary Analysis

A Doll’s House consists of two examples of foiling. One being Nora Helmer to Christine Linde. At the start of the novel it seems that Nora has it all, a loving and wealthy husband, a few children, and she doesn’t have to work. All she has is some debt that she pays off with her allowance. Unlike Nora, Christine has had a life of hardship. She works for a living and has no family because she is alone. By the end of the novel, it seems as if the two have switched places. Nora has become alone and deserts her family. While Christine has discovered her love with Krogstad, and hopes for a happy family. But in what ways do Nora and Christine differ? They differ simply because they’re opposites of eachother. Ways Nora and Christine differ are Christine has to grind her life out and Nora lives simply, Nora is wealthy and Christine lives on low-income; lastly Christine is content
She works while she is still friends with Nora and her unwealthiness doesn’t seem like it’s having an effect on their friendship. Which it shouldn’t. Yet Christine is still content with her lifestyle, she works hard and gets a paycheck. While Nora is like a child in a House of Mirrors at a carnival. She is so scared of herself and doesn't know what to do with herself. It’s like the pair should just completely switch lives and things would be perfect. But a story wouldn’t be a story without a little bit of conflict. Which is why Ibsen adds the character of Christine to compare and contrast Christine and Nora. Creating one of the foils in the novel.

To conclude, Nora and Christine completely display themselves as opposites. They want what the other has. Through the pairs transition we can see how they change and why things change. The foil has an effect on the story, which is hard seeing from a naked eye. The foil is what truly molds the stories conflict and