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After examining Henrik Ibsens A Doll House, it is seen that a person
who falls into the mood and complete dependency of another is
unhappy unless they are being oneself, and also know one oneself
through the characters who stood out of the spotlight throughout
the play. It also shows that marriage is far from being a perfect
institution, but proved that incompatible partners come at last to be
accepted. The unhappiness is caused by the demands of society.
Christine Linde, the children, Dr. Rank, Krogstad helped shape this
moral through the main characters Torvald, and Nora.
Dr. Rank is an important minor character that symbolized the sins
of our mothers, thus giving Nora encouragement to evolve
(develop slowly). Dr. Rank implies that his father gave the disease
to him by sleeping with other women. Thus, it is evident that that
what Torvald said to Nora
that Nearly all young criminals had lying mothers is true, and
proves that the apple doesnt fall very far from the tree, and that
society is diseased from their ancestors.
The children are only present during the narration of the play. Yet,
they bring meaning and symbolism to the title of the story. When
Nora tells her husband that she went out to buy toys for her
children, it shows that she is
a child who treats her children like dolls. When she tells Torvold
that she had bought toys for them at a cheap price, it becomes
more evident that in the past she didnt understand the value of
money, like a child and wants to show her husband that she has
taken a step to improve herself. In the second act, Nora realizes
that society is encouraging children to see their mothers as role
models. Thus, she realizes that if her children would follow her
behavior, they would never be more mature than they are now.
Then it is evident that Nora is actually a brave
woman, who would leave her own children to protect them