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    Analysis of "A Doll's House"

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    Metaphor Analysis | | Metaphors: Doll in a doll’s house In Act 3‚ Nora tells Torvald that both her father and Torvald have treated her like a doll-child‚ with no opinions of her own‚ and have only played with her. Both men‚ she says‚ have committed "a great sin" against her in discouraging her from growing up. Torvald’s pet names for her are often prefaced by "little‚" showing that he sees her as a child. However‚ the responsibility for Nora’s stunted state is not wholly his. In Act 1

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    A Doll's House ending

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    Sandra Khoury A1110736 Section 1: Subject of paper: A Doll’s house ending Background information: My topic is about A Doll’s House’s ending‚ if Nora made the right choice or not by leaving. In the play‚ Nora in order to find herself had to leave her husband and kids behind and start over by herself. I will be discussing why Nora’s decision was the best one to make even though many refused it‚ went against it and even in some regions changed its ending because it was too shocking for them

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    really showcases how even in 43 years‚ countries still downed played woman’s ability. In A Doll’s House‚ Henrik Ibsen utilizes the character Nora and many motifs and such as family obligation of women‚ to showcase the disparaging role of women during the Victorian era. During the Victorian era‚ women had no rights and couldn’t carry out any of the basic duties‚ unless her husband or father gave his consent. Ibsen really captures and magnifies such an experience by creating such characters like Nora

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    father. How she was only moved from one house to another‚ yet was never able to be herself‚ she was influenced and controlled by Torvald himself. In A Doll’s House‚ Henrik Ibsen uses the metaphor of a dollhouse in order to illustrate and emphasize the controlling of women during the late 1800s as well as the imperfections of a family. When Nora describes how she feels to Torvald‚ she says how Torvald has “only thought it pleasant to be in love with me [Nora]” (Ibsen 66)‚ Ibsen’s diction‚ such as “pleasant”

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    Being Oppress‚ Isolated‚ and Deprive In the society‚ there is always a difference in strength and roles for men and women. Appearing in the play of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen‚ of which is written with the intention of pointing out the dominant roles of men during Victorian times. According to Helmi Yusof of the "Feminist Classic A Doll’s House Gets a Reboot." The Business Times‚ the play is known as an establishing feminist play. Due to when the play “First staged in Copenhagen in 1879‚ it was

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    Alex Simonton Research Paper Third Period April 15‚ 2015 Symbolism of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is perhaps one of the most hotly debated plays to come out of the 19th century.  The eighteen hundreds continued the process of the demystification that began with the Enlightenment.  Because of the discoveries of the Enlightenment‚ humans could no longer be sure about their place in the universe.  This‚ of course‚ had an impact on the theater.  The movement toward

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    A Doll's House Sacrifice

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    Family‚ Honor‚ and Sacrifice The theme chosen from A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen was Sins of Parents Being Revisited on The Children. This Theme shined a light over not just Nora but also Anne Marie‚ who raise Nora all her life while struggling over the hurt she has for leaving her daughter to get a better job and to give her daughter a better life. Anne Marie shows a sign of a faithful caregiver and with a Filipino background Mothers leave their families and come to America‚ Europe‚ just anywhere

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    Doll's House Essay

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    Henrik Ibsen’s late 19th century drama‚ A Doll’s House is a political play that fractures the barriers between the public and private spheres of the suffocating bourgeois lifestyle of the Victorian era. The play’s subversive attitude is embedded in an exploration of women that challenges female archetypes whilst emphasising a fine balance between freedom and attachment. Specifically‚ Ibsen’s exploration of identity emphasises the process of self-authorship and the creation of autonomy as defined

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    “A Doll House:” Nora’s Doll-like Life The play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen opens on Christmas Eve. From the beginning of the play‚ the audience is introduced to Nora Helmer. She seems completely blissful with her life‚ and feels fortunate for the way her life she is turning out. She responds with affection to her husband’s teasing; Torvald Helmer. She also feels excited about the extra money her husband will earn from his new job as a bank manager. Nora does not seem to mind her doll-like life

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    Franz Kafka’s Life As Shown In “The Metamorphosis” Kafka’s father was abusive and had a violent temper‚ much like Mr. Samsa in Kafka’s own “The Metamorphosis.” In his own letter to his father‚ Kafka writes “Your extremely effective rhetorical methods in bringing me up‚ which never failed to work with me‚ were: abuse‚ threats‚ irony‚ spiteful laughter‚ and—oddly enough—self-pity” (Kafka). This new insight shows how “The Metamorphosis” is a reflection of Kafka’s own painful relationship with his

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