Nora\'s Transformation - Child to Adult

The orb famous play, A hoots House, by Henrik Ibsen, is touch upon the injustices women faced in society, and more(prenominal) specifically within their marri eons during the 19th century. To portray that era, Ibsens play, focuses on the subordinate role that, Nora Helmer, the main(prenominal) character, plays compared to that of her husband. Nora, like all wives of the time, lived a life revolving around her husbands. His views, beliefs, and regulates, were automatically hers with no argument or second-guessing. From a young age she embraced this role in society. However, as the play progresses and the story evolves, so does she. Over the course of a holiday weekend, and the three acts in the play, Noras character goes from creation a doll nestling and doll wife, to a strong, self-sufficing woman. Nora acts childishly in the basic act, contemplates intensely in the second, and achieves a priceless sense of verity during the finale act of the play.\nIn Act one, Nora tr ies hard to honour with the social rules to act as a good wife, vex and daughter (Wong). However, in the meantime, Nora shows her central desire to be an individual, and more importantly her childlike characteristics, threw acts of defiance and carelessness. Torvald, Noras husband, imposes rules for which she is to follow. Instead of universe an adult and addressing her concerns about and then rules, she simply breaks them behind his back, as a child is alter to doing. For instance, Nora is forbidden to eat macaroons, barely does so any way. When this occurs, Torvald asks her is she has, been nibbling sweets, to which she replies wholeheartedly, No, sure non/ I should not think of going against your wishes (Ibsen). This take of a macaroon portrays her childlike qualities in two separate ways. For one, she surrendered to Torvald by allowing such a amour become a rule in the first place, at long last showing her lack of influence or desire to reject up for her belie...