bad. Seeing these things for the first time was a he eye opener. The houses were practically falling apart. As we were driving through the town to get to my aunts house‚ I was thinking to myself “So this what my parents called home.” And at that moment I started to feel more thankful for everything I had back home. In Mexico I also realized that the value family over individualism. For example‚ after being at my aunt’s house for a while I asked my cousin if she ever planned to get married (that’s
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A Turning Point It was the first day of high school. I was not excited at all. My dad sent me to an International Private High School where bunch of rich people speak good English. The tuition fees to study there are pricy‚ too. My family isn’t really a wealthy one. My parents sent me there so that I could receive the “best” education in Malaysia. Tsk! Tsk! Sad to say this but I was totally not interested being there and the fact that I couldn’t speak English‚ at all‚ was really killing me. How
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Deandra Mckie E. Dekline English 201-085 16 April‚ 2013 A Doll’s House: Woman Sacrifices How would you like to live in a society in which you were subjected to live for a man and not yourself. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen tells the story of Nora a wealthy woman and the struggles she as well as the other female characters in a male dominant society face because of their gender. In this essay I will discuss how the women in Ibsen’s society scarifies themselves in order to remain in there gender
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premiere of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ much has been discussed regarding the final controversial scene. Why does Nora leave not only Torvald but her children as well? Many critics and theater-goers questioned the morality of the play’s resolution. In fact‚ some productions in Germany refused to produce the original ending. Ibsen acquiesced and grudgingly wrote an alternate ending in which Nora breaks down and cries‚ deciding to stay‚ but only for her children’s sake.A Doll’s house; a chance to engulf yourself
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Rikitta Chowdhury A Doll’s House How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? I understand better that women had very little say over political and economic matters and they were economically‚ socially and psychologically dependent on men. Especially on the institutions of marriage and motherhood. Also towards the end of the 19th century the world was changing drastically in terms of politics and economy so people at that
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Because of Nora’s appearance‚ she has been able to accompany and aid her husband’s voyage to the top of the social ladder. She has gained a personal nanny who essentially lives half of her live. She takes care of the children‚ cleans up and around the house‚ even cooks for the family. This profit would undeniably never been in Nora’s options if she had never married such a powerful man. Alongside her husband‚ Nora also rose to some degree of social dominance‚ being looked up on and respected because of
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Bernal English 1302-049 3/25/13 Obligations can ruin a family Ibsen traveled Europe from 1864 to 1891‚ writing his most important plays while abroad. It was during this time that he wrote A Doll’s House (1879)‚ which would eventually earn him the title of “father of modern drama.” A Doll’s House shocked the audience with its portrayal of a contemporary wife and mother which forced audience members to ask themselves hard questions about the role of women‚ the morality of choices‚ and the value
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Society and Class The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the early part of the twentieth century. One of the most prominent themes running through the story is about society and class groups. The first and most obvious group Fitzgerald describes is the rich. However‚ for Fitzgerald and certainly his characters‚ placing the rich all in one group together would be a great mistake. For many of those of modest means‚ the rich seem to be unified by their money. However‚ Fitzgerald reveals
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Stepping Stones of Oppression from Social Classes in Pygmalion and A Doll’s House The difference that separates humans from animals is the ability to make our own decisions and not be guided by simple instinct. People can choose who they are‚ what they want‚ and who they will become; humans are independent beings. In the books Pygmalion written by Bernard Shaw and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen‚ both demonstrate the hard ships women had to persevere throughout each play. Women in no matter in what
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Samantha Nickell Professor Roberts English 102 27 May 2013 Feminism in A Doll House In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House Nora Helmer is a prime example of a woman’s role in the 19th century‚ that being that she was more for show than anything else. Nora’s husband‚ Torvald‚ treats his wife like a living doll and uses pet names for her rather than her actual name further establishing her position as nothing more than a toy. For Torvald. Nora’s purpose in
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