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The title is very suitable for the play as it gives meaning to several occasions and peoples behaviors. The way Helmer treats his wife, it is as if she is a doll. He perceives her as just a fun-making tool, something to make himself happy with. Nora herself is very doll-like. She is very trickery and full of many lies. For instance, in Act 1, she lies to Mrs. Linde that she took a lone to fly her husband to the South. This is a total bluff. The whole story rotates around people of questionable characters who behaves morally as dolls, and this gives the story a baseline of its title. Dr. Rank is Helmer’s family doctor. He seems to be very supportive and very concerned. He later reveals to her that he is in love with her. These twisted and funny moral behaviors of the characters gives the title it impactful relevance
Helmer wants Nora to be a good, genuine and diligent mother as well as a wife. He wants her to stop her extravagant behavior and instead be a wise spender. Helmer’s attitude towards Nora is that of a father towards a child. Helmer severally calls Nora a ‘spendthrift girl.’Which Proves that he sees himself as a guide and a provider to her. She calls her names to symbolize that he is the head, and only he can make the best decisions for the family.
Nora lies several time in the play. Do her lies shows that she is not to be trusted? Or are they hiding something about her personality?
Nora lies severally in play. For instance, she forges a signature for his husband and also lies that she took a loan to take care of her husband while sick. This is totally outrageous, and it makes sense that Nora cannot be trusted. She is a mother and a lawful wife to Helmer, the acts of trickery and lies puts her marriage in a jeopardizing situation. Her lies are very sensitive and make Helmer to distrust totally her. This lies implies that Nora has little to be trusted for, and it shows that she is not what she pretends to be in her marriage. She is not a straightforward person.
Nora is very full of terror at the end of Act 1 because Krogstad blackmails her to meet her demands. She tries to figure out how her husband would react if he learns that she forged a signature to take a loan. She is stranded on what to hide the whole thing. The description on the Christmas tree is a symbol that things are falling apart. After everything has worked out so well for Nora, the time for reckoning comes knocking. The destruction on the tree is figurative to how Nora’s life has been destroyed. The New Year’s Day is a symbol of hope. It gives hope to Helmer that he will have a new job, and everything will work out so well.
Dr. Rank has been displayed as an ironic figure in the Play. He does not act as he is expected to. For instance, he is a doctor yet he cannot save his life. Also, instead of saving Helmer’s marriage, he goes on to reveal to his wife that he loves her. His name suggests that he is not a straightforward person, and only his life is like a whirlwind.

The relationship between Krogstad and Mrs. Linda serves to explain that Helmer’s marriage could be sailing on the same direction that Krogstad’s and Mrs. Linda’s did. That some illegitimate affair could be existing between his wife and another man.
Helmer dislikes Krogstad on the basis that he does not offer him the kind of respect he desires. He describes Krogstad as a person who lacks life morals and thus cannot be accommodated by the bank as an employee.
Although Krogstad is viewed as a having a bend character by the society, he does not wish Nora to suffer. He understands the repercussions that will be accompanied by his expose on the forgery case. However, he is in a dilemma because, if he does not use her, his children will experience a hard life something that he tries to avoid by all means.
Nora rejects the offer by Helmer to come back because, she feels betrayed in their marriage and thus she needs some time off. Her husband does not treat her the way she wants. He tells her on what to do and how to do it and this gives her the very little opportunity to exercise her marriage roles as a wife.
The ending of the story favors some characters and thus is torn between two worlds; that of happiness and sadness. For instance, to Helmer is a happy ending as he gets the job while to Nora, it is a sad ending as she departs with her family.
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Introduction
Nora is a housewife with children and a providing husband, but all these things that her marriage has provided to her do not mater as she wishes. Nora’s marriage is halfway to fulfill her expectations in a marriage, and this tempts her to do many crazy things in the quest of fulfilling them.
Nora expects that a happy marriage is about money. In a marriage, the family should have everything it needs regardless of the cost. The conversation with Mrs. Linde reveals out that she is so materialistic, and thus she cannot survive without money. She spent a lot and given that her husband is an economic-mindful person, she does not have the right over what she wants regarding spending money.
Initial relationship between Krogstad and Mrs. Linde is also money based. Krogstad feels betrayed by Linde because she abandoned him because he did not have money to sustain her and her children. To compare Krogstad’s relationship with Linde, it is very clear that the relationships are materialistically based.
• Nora expects to spend more money than they earn as a family. For instance, in Act 1, Pg 9; Nora says; “You might give me money, Torvald. Only just as much as you can afford; and then one of these days I will buy something with it.”
• Nora only wants more money than her husband can provide. She insistently tells her husband that they can spend all the money available and then they can survive on borrowings in the following year.
• It is ridiculous for Nora to get a loan so that she can fly her husband to Italy. While Mrs. Linde used her money to support her brothers’ education program, the only thing that Nora did to be appreciated is taking her husband to Italy. This is an act of extravagancy that does not guarantee a real marriage.
• Nora is a sadist. Her friend Linde has lost a lot from her husband to her mother through death. Nora does not show any compassion with her but instead she is just busy telling her what achievements her family has made so far. For instance in Act 1, page 8; “Just fancy, my husband has been made the manager of the Bank!”

In conclusion, Nora understands that the notion behind marriage is wealth. She shares the news of her husband being a banker to Mrs. Linde with a lot of confidence and immeasurable happiness. She is so excited that she will soon be able to have whatever she wants because they will be having a lot of money, “….No, not only what one needs, but heaps and heaps of money.” She does not value family morals as much as she values money. She abandons her family, not because of any other thing but because she wants to be free from Helmers strictness in spending.
Works Cited
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House. New York: Dover Publications, 1992. Print.