For decades‚ women have fought and continue to fight an underrated battle with society. Women struggled with inequality and with being inferior to men for generations so long now that this inequality is considered to be acceptable in society as a traditional social standard. Women were considered weaker‚ emotionally and physically‚ and less intelligent with little to no ability to make decisions for herself or for others in comparison to men. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”
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throughout the play. Nora comes home and asks Torvald to come see all the things she’s bought but not before she stealthily hides a bag of macaroons in her pocket. Later on in the story‚ she tells Mrs.Linde‚ who she has a great amity with‚ that she has an even bigger secret. The secret is that she has to borrow some money to save her husband’s life. She lies to Mrs.Linde though and says that she borrows the money from her papa. When Nora goes to leave Helmer‚ he queries‚ “but couldn’t we live here
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that Nora is child like for she is spying on her husband and secretly listening to him‚ as he is unaware on what she is doing‚ personally I think she is hearing out for something she believes he does not want her to hear or know. The husband‚ Mr. Torvald Helmer suddenly calls out “Is that my little lark twittering out there?” He then continues to say‚ “Is it my little squirrel bustling about?” The use of pet names such as little lark and squirrel suggest that he treats her like his personal pet‚ and
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To understand the relationships and the differences between two stories‚ one must analyze the story from beginning to end‚ noting which direction each story heading from the beginning. The plot must be closely looked upon as well as the actors and their actions. Antigone and A doll’s house are very similar stories as they both tragic stories of betrayal and mind games. In Antigone‚ King Creon makes a statewide decree stating that Polynices‚ the traitor is not to receive a formal burial and is left
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two lead female characters‚ Nora and Antigone‚ who confront society’s expectations of women in fundamentally different ways. Nora goes against the grain of middle class society by first forging her father’s signature and then deceiving her husband‚ Torvald‚ throughout their marriage; Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ openly challenges and defies the rule of men‚ including her uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Although Nora and Antigone share some comparable personality traits‚ like being strong willed and
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her husband Torvald Helmer. While reading through the three acts of the play numerous things are uncovered. It becomes clear that Torvald and his expectation for his wife are strongly influenced by society and culture in the 19th century. Torvald himself believes that he is the ideal husband. Torvald also thinks his wife is clueless and he sees himself as her savior. However‚ in reality Torvald is the one that’s clueless and Nora is his savior. Also‚ Nora appears to be everything Torvald ever wanted
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also doesn’t have much of an own opinion. She has always accepted her father’s and her husband’s opinions. She’s aware that Torvald would have no use for a wife who was equal to him. But like many children‚ Nora knows how to manipulate Torvald by pouting or by performing for him. In the end‚ it is the truth about her marriage that awakens Nora. Although she may suspect that Torvald is a weak‚ petty man‚ she believes that he is strong‚ that he’ll protect her from the consequences of her actions. Then
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life and clear-cut male/female roles. Ibsen is known to reflect the 19th century society through most of his work‚ including A Doll’s House. The male/female roles of the repressed 19th century society are clearly reflected through the characters of Torvald and Nora in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The 19th century American perceived the "ideal" family has having the stereotypical
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Doll’s House Midterm In the play‚ A Doll’s House‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ you will find numerous incidents‚ comprised of numerous beats. Inside each and every beat you will find exponential amounts of subtext‚ exposition‚ and character development. Nora Helmer‚ the main character‚ makes the most significant changes in her disposition‚ based on various discoveries throughout the play. It is through the discoveries that Nora eventually finds her true self. Some of Nora’s discoveries are involved in complications;
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subject to light from a feministic point of view. The play is focused on a man named Torvald Helmer and his wife Nora. In general‚ Torvald is very diminishing towards his wife‚ saying she cannot possibly understand things like work‚ finances‚ and anything other than typical housewife tasks. However‚ a while ago Nora went behind her husband’s back and committed forgery in order to take out a loan to help Torvald when he was ill. Nora tries to spare her husband’s pride by keeping this from him since
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