Thea reads An Abundance of Katherines by John Green By Thea On January 6‚ 2011 · 6 Comments · in 6 Rated Books‚ Book Reviews‚ Smugglivus The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength‚ we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as to put it in another galaxy altogether. It is more than a mere Dare – it is a Feat of Strength. Title: An Abundance of Katherines Author: John Green Genre:
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When Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House was first published in the year 1879‚ it caused an uproar for its portrayal of a married woman’s role in society. The play‚ in three acts‚ chronicles the struggle of Nora Hemler who attempts to keep her husband from finding out her transaction of a loan by forgery in order not to bring her‚ him‚ or their children shame. It becomes evident‚ however‚ further through the play that Nora and her husband’s marriage is not as plastic and as perfect as it seems. The
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Night; or‚ What You Will by William Shakespeare and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen are two plays that I find fascinating. In Twelfth Night‚ I found the way they speak captivating because no one speaks like that anymore. In A Doll’s House‚ I found the plot very interesting because of how detailed the playwright describes it. Both playwrights have a character that is very similar to each other. In Twelfth Night‚ it is Orsino and in A Doll’s House‚ it’s Dr.Rank. Both love characters that do not want
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the image someone shows to the outside world differs greatly from his real personality. Indeed‚ in the real world people play different “roles”‚ throughout their lives and behave differently according to the situation they are involved in. In A Doll’s House‚ a realistic social drama play‚ the playwright Henrik Ibsen criticizes gender performativity and illusionary relationships‚ issues which were of major importance in the context of the Norwegian society of the 19th century. For this reason‚ the
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This shows that Nora is living the Victorian woman stereotype of spending money on caring for the home and family- and “happily” doing so. She is living the Victorian dream of being a domestic goddess; she is the perfect doll in the perfect doll house. She pays the porter and tells them to “keep the change”. This could be an example of the label for women not knowing how to handle money. It also suggests affluence‚ and that the Helmer’s have enough money to spare. It could also hint at the fact
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Doing the right thing is the best way out a situation. In these two texts “A Lesson Before Dying” and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ the story was based on making the right move which Grant and Jefferson found out the right thing and did it the novel “A Lesson Before Dying” and Nora did the right thing by leaving her husband Torvald in the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. In the film “Far From Heaven” by Todd Hayness’s the women did the right thing by leaving the restaurant and talking
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In A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen morality and moral disease are used to describe people who are sick‚ both mentally and sick. Ibsen uses mentally sick to foreshadow different character’s perspective throughout the book. Ibsen uses Torvald and Dr.Rank to show the ideology during the Victorian era people often believe that when you’re physically sick that you’re also mentally sick. Ibsen uses Torvald ideas of sickness to show even when someone you care about is sick. Whether physically or
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Changes In "A Doll’s House" Written by Henrik Ibsen A Doll’s House’s central theme is change from society. This is demonstrated by several of its characters breaking away from the social standards of their time and acting on their own terms. No one character demonstrates this better than Nora. During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands‚ took care of their children‚ and
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Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ “A Doll House”‚ shows the importance of unequal gender roles in the late 1800’s during the Victorian Era. Initially‚ I thought the play was written to reveal the double standards women had to face in the earlier years. However‚ after the interactive oral‚ my views have changed. It led me to understand that‚ instead of showing how men were seen as superior in the 19th century‚ the play was about society’s moral standards. During our interactive oral‚ we discussed
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A Doll’s House was a controversial play in its time because of Ibsen’s bold questioning of society’s basic rules and norms. One of the most pressing questions in the play is that of the unequal treatment of women. Ibsen questions Is it right to treat women as inferiors?’ Through the relationship between Nora and Helmer‚ Ibsen presents unequal power sharing in a negative light‚ trying to provoke the audience into questioning what was accepted as the norm in that period. One of the subtler techniques
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