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    When Nora finally speaks up for herself‚ she tells Torvald how she has always been a doll for him and her 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

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    Pygmalion and Dolls House

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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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    Don’t judge a play by its cover. Three of the main characters in the play A Doll House appear to be more than they seem. Throughout the progression of the play‚ the mask that had once covered their tracks‚ dissolves and the characters’ true colors can be seen. At the beginning of the story‚ Nora‚ Torvald’s wife‚ is depicted as a feeble‚ childlike‚ and an ignorant woman. Torvald‚ Nora’s husband‚ is painted as a strong‚ independent man who is the provider of the family. Also‚ Krogstad can be described

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    A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Norwegian nineteenth century playwright Henrik Isben was stirring the waters in many ways with his seminal work A Doll House. He fills his play with a realism never seen before and thus many people didn’t know how to react to a topic that everyone can relate to‚ such as the role of a women in the home. The women of A Doll House have a responsibility and personal power that was not seen any where in the 1800s. Nora‚ Mrs. Linde‚ and the nurse Anne-Marie all show an

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    Feminism in a Doll House

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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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    Themes of A Doll House In Henrik Ibsen controversial play A Doll House there are many themes that are intertwined into the story of Nora‚ Torvald Helmer and Krogstad. Themes that if not looked for in a complex play as this would be over looked. These themes are the sacrificial role of a woman‚ gender‚ and the unreliability of appearance. The first theme in the play is probably the most obvious because this is based completely off what Nora does in the play the theme is the sacrificial role of

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    “A Doll’s House” By Henrik Ibsen In Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ “A Doll’s House”‚ the character Nora Helmer is a character subjugated to the wills and desires of her husband‚ Torvald; to him she is merely an object which he possesses. At the end of Act III however‚ she has become sufficiently independent to arrive at her decision to leave the children‚ her husband and what life she had behind‚ as she slams the door on the family home. A significant transition of power has occurred and this is one of

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    Talha Qazi Professor Carrafiello BLAW 5175 14 Oct 2012 My Opinion on the House of Morgan It was an honor and privilege to have been able to read and enjoy the book‚ The House of Morgan‚ by Ron Chernow‚ as he depicted thoroughly the history of the American banking system as well as the financial system in the United States. As long and challenging as the read was‚ I really liked how the author‚ Chernow‚ stated many facts throughout the history of the U.S. starting in 1835 in the opening chapter

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    Vivien The House of the Spirits Essay In the book “The House of the Spirits”‚ Isabel Allende described a complicated and confusing family which mainly centers around Esteban and Clara. On one hand‚ the title “The Three Marias” represents the three major women characters‚ Clara‚ Blanca and Alba. On the other hand‚ Esteban‚ Jaime and Nicolas also forms another line that has three characters. This kind of triangular family relationship are used throughout the whole book for the purpose of presenting

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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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