How Does Nora Change Throughout The Play
Nora is the main leading character of “A Doll House”. She seems to be a happy woman at the start of the play as she shows her affection towards Torvald. Like every woman she shows her excitement about the extra money of Torvald’s new job. She also enjoys the company of her children and friends. She does not seem to be unhappy with her life and relations.
At the start it seems that Nora is like a lighthearted, immature girl who does not have the knowledge of the world. She appears to be an innocent woman who is very obedient to her husband.
But with the progresses of the play, her character totally changes as she discloses different aspects of her personality. By the advent of the play we come to know that she is not a silly girl as Trovald …show more content…
uses to call her. But she also has knowledge of the business details of the debt as she takes a loan for Torvald’s health. This shows that she is an intelligent and a strong woman who can face the hardship and problems of life with courage. She appears to be a faithful and devoted wife as she takes a very difficult decision without her husband’s permission just to save his life. She does not reveal the truth of debt to her husband to save his ego.
Her secret efforts of so many years to repay the debt show her strong determination and ambition. Moreover she breaks the law for the sake of her husband shows the extent of her courage and love for her family.
When Krogstad’s blackmail her by sending a letter to her husband, she performs singing and dancing tricks, to stop him to read the letter. This realizes her that she is performing tricks throughout her life for her family and world. She realizes that her struggle, love and affection for Torvald is not worth enough that he fulfils his one demand of not terminating Krogstad. She thinks that she lives throughout her life according to others wish as a doll. She pretends to be a different person to perform her duties. She does not reveal her true self in front of society and spend her life according to others expectations.
Torvald’s harsh and selfish reaction against Nora’s cheating and falsification proves to be the ultimate reason for Nora’s arousing. Different scenes of the play also suggest, that she was aware of this fact of her life and depicts, that there is a hidden rebel inside her who seeks independence from such fake life.
Nora’s idea of freedom changes throughout the play.
As in start she thinks that after paying her complete debt she will become free. This can be the freedom from the hard work and labor which she has to bear for repaying debt or, the fear of the secret to be disclosed to her husband. She also believes that she will be free to perform her domestic responsibilities and to devote her complete time to her family.
But when Krogstad starts to blackmail her, she starts thinking about her life in different way. That incident changes her idea of freedom. She starts questioning from herself whether she is leading a satisfied life in Torvald’s house. She thinks whether she is happy with an authoritative and arrogant husband.
At the end of the play, Nora finds a new perception of freedom. She decides to live a life with her own desires, imaginations, and individuality.
Nora’s concept of freedom seems to be very attractive and meaningful but it cannot be followed in reality. In my view, Nora’s self realization and concept of freedom is worthless. No one can live a life alone. We have to rely on others for many reasons. To spend a smooth life we have to follow a give and take policy. We cannot live in isolation. No doubt, our relations are very demanding and one has to scarify one’s desire to keep the relation, but these relations are also a source of pleasure and happiness for a
man.
In our society, we have many women who resemble Nora’s condition. Most of the women are living a doll’s life. Just like a puppet and a doll, they are pleasing others against their nature. May be the most of women go through the same self realization process so many times and they also have their own concepts of freedom. But I believe that they will never follow this idea of freedom. As the family and especially children, are very dear to the women of our society. They will not wish a free life without their children. They can sacrifice their desires and individuality for the sake of their family and love ones.
At the start it seems that Nora is like a lighthearted, immature girl who does not have the knowledge of the world. She appears to be an innocent woman who is very obedient to her husband.
But with the progresses of the play, her character totally changes as she discloses different aspects of her personality. By the advent of the play we come to know that she is not a silly girl as Trovald …show more content…
uses to call her. But she also has knowledge of the business details of the debt as she takes a loan for Torvald’s health. This shows that she is an intelligent and a strong woman who can face the hardship and problems of life with courage. She appears to be a faithful and devoted wife as she takes a very difficult decision without her husband’s permission just to save his life. She does not reveal the truth of debt to her husband to save his ego.
Her secret efforts of so many years to repay the debt show her strong determination and ambition. Moreover she breaks the law for the sake of her husband shows the extent of her courage and love for her family.
When Krogstad’s blackmail her by sending a letter to her husband, she performs singing and dancing tricks, to stop him to read the letter. This realizes her that she is performing tricks throughout her life for her family and world. She realizes that her struggle, love and affection for Torvald is not worth enough that he fulfils his one demand of not terminating Krogstad. She thinks that she lives throughout her life according to others wish as a doll. She pretends to be a different person to perform her duties. She does not reveal her true self in front of society and spend her life according to others expectations.
Torvald’s harsh and selfish reaction against Nora’s cheating and falsification proves to be the ultimate reason for Nora’s arousing. Different scenes of the play also suggest, that she was aware of this fact of her life and depicts, that there is a hidden rebel inside her who seeks independence from such fake life.
Nora’s idea of freedom changes throughout the play.
As in start she thinks that after paying her complete debt she will become free. This can be the freedom from the hard work and labor which she has to bear for repaying debt or, the fear of the secret to be disclosed to her husband. She also believes that she will be free to perform her domestic responsibilities and to devote her complete time to her family.
But when Krogstad starts to blackmail her, she starts thinking about her life in different way. That incident changes her idea of freedom. She starts questioning from herself whether she is leading a satisfied life in Torvald’s house. She thinks whether she is happy with an authoritative and arrogant husband.
At the end of the play, Nora finds a new perception of freedom. She decides to live a life with her own desires, imaginations, and individuality.
Nora’s concept of freedom seems to be very attractive and meaningful but it cannot be followed in reality. In my view, Nora’s self realization and concept of freedom is worthless. No one can live a life alone. We have to rely on others for many reasons. To spend a smooth life we have to follow a give and take policy. We cannot live in isolation. No doubt, our relations are very demanding and one has to scarify one’s desire to keep the relation, but these relations are also a source of pleasure and happiness for a
man.
In our society, we have many women who resemble Nora’s condition. Most of the women are living a doll’s life. Just like a puppet and a doll, they are pleasing others against their nature. May be the most of women go through the same self realization process so many times and they also have their own concepts of freedom. But I believe that they will never follow this idea of freedom. As the family and especially children, are very dear to the women of our society. They will not wish a free life without their children. They can sacrifice their desires and individuality for the sake of their family and love ones.