Determine an Author’s Purpose An author’s purpose is his or her reason for writing. Asking two important questions about anything you read will help you understand the author’s purpose: • Why did the author write this? • What does the author expect me to learn or do? The topic and main idea may contain clues that will help you answer these questions and determine an author’s purpose. If the selection you are reading has a title‚ it too may provide clues. You can learn to recognize
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Ma. Jennifer S. Yap Dr. Sherwin Perlas World Literature January 14‚ 2012 A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Translated by Rolf Fjelde I. Introduction During the late nineteenth century‚ women were enslaved in their gender roles and certain restrictions were enforced on them by a male dominant culture. Every woman was raised believing that they had neither self-control nor self-government but that they must yield to the control of a stronger gender. John Stuart Mill wrote in his essay‚ “The Subjection
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Ruta Malsky Mrs. Blankenship English Comp. II 1 April 2013 “A Doll House: A Living‚ Breathing Controversy Due to Its Feminism” In 1879‚ Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen wrote the play A Doll House‚ which became known as one of his most revered works. The position of women was a strong social issue that preceded‚ remained amidst‚ and continued after this literary masterpiece of his. In the nineteenth century‚ women were very restricted and were considered chattel by fathers and husbands; however
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A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Copyright Notice ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale Cengage. Gale is a division of Cengage Learning. Gale and Gale Cengage are trademarks used herein under license. For complete copyright information on these eNotes please visit: http://www.enotes.com/dolls-house/copyright eNotes: Table of Contents 1. A Doll’s House: Introduction 2. A Doll’s House: Henrik Ibsen Biography 3. A Doll’s House: Summary 4. A Doll’s House: Summary and Analysis ♦ Summary and Analysis:
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A Doll’s House Study Guide Questions ACT I 1. The fact that Nora pays the porter twice shows Nora’s wasteful habit‚ foreshadowing that this might lead to problems in the future. 2. It also shows that Nora is obedient to Helmer in front of him‚but it also shows another side Nora’s character as she continues to get what she wants behind his back. 3. Helmer’s pet names for Nora were: little lark‚ little squirrel‚ little spendthrift‚ and little featherhead.
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction It is no secret that greens are good for the body but surprisingly‚ despite their large number of nutritional advantages‚ they are one of the most under-consumed foods in the average person ’s diet. There is such a wide variety of green vegetable with different textures and tastes that including one or more as part of a balanced diet need no longer be a point of contention. They can easily be incorporated in recipe favorites‚ are inexpensive
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little "lark" and "squirrel"small harmless animals. Similarly‚ Torvald repeatedly calls Nora his "little one" or "little girl"‚ maintaining the approach of a father rather than husband. Nora is fully dependent on Torvald‚ from money to diet (the macaroons); and‚ because she is so sheltered‚ her perception of the world is romanticized. Nora’s
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innocence and childhood. She states‚ “Children‚ I grant‚ should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men‚ or women‚ it is but a civil term of weakness.” This is very evident in Torvald’s treating Nora as a child. He forbids her to eat macaroons; he makes her dance for him‚ dress up and recite for him. On the other hand‚ not only Nora is treated as a spoiled child but also as a sexual object that her husband fantasizes about. At parties‚ he keeps away and steals glances at her eventually
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husband and follow all of his commands. At this point‚ the audience begins to sense superficiality and materialistic behavior from Nora‚ but this view soon changes as Ibsen reveals his realistic writing style. Deceit is first seen as she consumes macaroons secretively‚ in spite of her husband’s disapproval. She begins to reassure to Torvald that she‚ “should not think of going against (his) wishes’‚”(Ibsen‚1.4) and is dishonest once again when telling him Chritine Linde and Dr. Rank brought her the
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