Why Is Nora Leave A Doll's House Wrong

Have you ever been put in a situation where no matter what you choose, you’ll end up sacrificing something? In A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen,that is exactly the type of situation the main character, Nora was put in. She was a normal housewife living out the ideal of the 19th-century wife and a mother of three who wanted to be independent. She felt as if her husband wouldn’t let her have and freedom nor room to grow and be the woman she wanted to be. When she finally starts to realize the feeling that she had towards her husband controlling her, she decides to leave her life as a married woman and mother of three behind and set out to live for herself and become an independent woman. Nora shows that going against what society expects of you
A little after this she goes on to says, “ I am afraid, Torvald, I do not know exactly what religion is.” This relates to my thought of her exposing herself to things she knows nothing about because in the real world there are so many different religions and beliefs that people live up to that help them make it through and she doesn’t know anything about it. She is about to enter the world with not a bit of knowledge of knowing what is what and how to go about living her life. Nora also says, “ There is another task I must undertake first. I must try and educate myself.” This is wrong because she has not past education, she hasn’t been out to learn anything. She feels as if she is ready and the thought of this sounds good but she hasn’t lived alone a day in her life , knows nothing about the real world , and decides to up and leave her home with no plan at all. From this I think the author wants us to learn that before we go making decisions about things we barely know about we should have a plan just in case
They may think she was sensible in making her decision at the time that she did, and ready for the new life she is about to take on.They too may feel that although she went against society’s expectations by leaving her family, she will now strengthen because she is prepared to live on her own. However, this viewpoint is inaccurate because it gives Nora way too much credit and it doesn’t focus on the thoughts and feelings of her children.This point shows that she is far more intelligent than people give her credit for and she will be able to make it on her own.That is incorrect. Nora is determined, but knows nothing about the world, her determination will not be good enough to support her as she discovers how to live along as a single parent. Because of these things, it is clear that, although some may agree, Nora did not make the best decision to go against society’s expectations of her and leave her