How Is Nora Alike
Walter Winchell once described relationships as “Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” Nora and Torvalds relationship does not fit this criterion. Nora is not considered equal to Torvald; she is considered his inferior. She also is extremely dependent on Torvald, to a point where if Torvald left her with the children, they may not survive. Nora and Torvald are also not truly in love with each other. In the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, Nora made the correct decision by walking out on Torvald.
Relationships should always be fair and equal to both parties. This was not the case in the Helmer marriage. In every aspect of the relationship, Torvald considered Nora inferior. This is not fair to Nora and unequal. For example, in the play when Dr. Ranks questions Nora about having macaroons since he knows that Torvald does not allow her to eat them, she says “Yes; but Christina brought me these.” (Ibsen 11) She lied to protect herself, since she knows that if Torvald knew she bought them herself, she would be in a lot of trouble with him for the reason that it is against his rules to have macaroons in the house. She has to follow his rules …show more content…
similar to how his children do. Nora is beneath him since he is the man, and the head of the house. Nora was not being treated as an equal in her marriage, so she made a smart decision and left the relationship.
Every person should be able to look after themselves, and if they cannot without the help of others, then they need to remove themselves from the situation.
This is exactly what Nora did. She found herself in a treacherous situation, and decided to leave it. Nora had become too dependent on Torvald. He was the breadwinner in the relationship, leaving Nora to rely on him for money. Torvald says to her “Has my little spendthrift been making the money fly again?” (Ibsen 2) She liked to spend money, and the only way she could get money is if he gives her some. She is totally dependent on him, which in turn gives him control over her. She also depends on him to do anything that is not associated with being a mother since she does not know how to do it or he does not allow her to try since he is the man of the
house.
Marriage is about love and marrying the person you are in love with. Of course, this is an untrue statement regarding the Helmer marriage. Nora says “You have never loved me. You only thought it amusing to be in love with me.”(Ibsen 42) Their relationship was not truly based on love. You cannot survive the rest of your life being with someone who secretly makes you livid. You have to be friends and love the person you spend the rest of your life with or you will live a very unhappy life. Nora chooses not to live an ill-fated life and leaves Torvald so she can be herself and be content.
In conclusion, in the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, Nora made the correct decision by walking out on Torvald. Nora and Torvald had an unhealthy relationship. Nora was considered Torvalds inferior. In addition, she also was extremely dependent on him for the basics. Finally, they did not actually love each other. Sometimes you are with the person you thought you were meant to be with, but then it turns out that person is totally wrong for you, and that is okay, as long as you leave the bad situation.
Relationships should always be fair and equal to both parties. This was not the case in the Helmer marriage. In every aspect of the relationship, Torvald considered Nora inferior. This is not fair to Nora and unequal. For example, in the play when Dr. Ranks questions Nora about having macaroons since he knows that Torvald does not allow her to eat them, she says “Yes; but Christina brought me these.” (Ibsen 11) She lied to protect herself, since she knows that if Torvald knew she bought them herself, she would be in a lot of trouble with him for the reason that it is against his rules to have macaroons in the house. She has to follow his rules …show more content…
similar to how his children do. Nora is beneath him since he is the man, and the head of the house. Nora was not being treated as an equal in her marriage, so she made a smart decision and left the relationship.
Every person should be able to look after themselves, and if they cannot without the help of others, then they need to remove themselves from the situation.
This is exactly what Nora did. She found herself in a treacherous situation, and decided to leave it. Nora had become too dependent on Torvald. He was the breadwinner in the relationship, leaving Nora to rely on him for money. Torvald says to her “Has my little spendthrift been making the money fly again?” (Ibsen 2) She liked to spend money, and the only way she could get money is if he gives her some. She is totally dependent on him, which in turn gives him control over her. She also depends on him to do anything that is not associated with being a mother since she does not know how to do it or he does not allow her to try since he is the man of the
house.
Marriage is about love and marrying the person you are in love with. Of course, this is an untrue statement regarding the Helmer marriage. Nora says “You have never loved me. You only thought it amusing to be in love with me.”(Ibsen 42) Their relationship was not truly based on love. You cannot survive the rest of your life being with someone who secretly makes you livid. You have to be friends and love the person you spend the rest of your life with or you will live a very unhappy life. Nora chooses not to live an ill-fated life and leaves Torvald so she can be herself and be content.
In conclusion, in the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, Nora made the correct decision by walking out on Torvald. Nora and Torvald had an unhealthy relationship. Nora was considered Torvalds inferior. In addition, she also was extremely dependent on him for the basics. Finally, they did not actually love each other. Sometimes you are with the person you thought you were meant to be with, but then it turns out that person is totally wrong for you, and that is okay, as long as you leave the bad situation.