Nora is seen as a weak woman in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. Nora is full of herself and speaks to others as if she is better. Nora’s transformation from girlish woman to courageous heroine is not believable because she constantly speaks to others as if she’s better than them and has to out-do them, she almost asks Doctor Rank for money, and she leaves her husband.
Nora speaks very highly of herself to others and always has to one-up them. Nora listens to Kristine’s hardships and then tells Kristine of her “hard” life. She tells Kristine about how she and Torvald have to work, “Yes’ odds and ends, needlework, crochet-work, embroidery, and that kind of thing.” (233). She speaks of working, and Torvald working himself to near death in the beginning of their marriage. Torvald had to go to Italy to get well, which was immensely expensive. Then Kristine mentions how little Nora knows about the burdens of life, which seems to offend Nora. …show more content…
She doesn’t think things through and does what she wants. At the end of the story, Torvald is appalled at what Nora has done. Torvald completely disowns her as his wife, “All these eight years -- she who was my joy and pride -- a hypocrite, a liar -- worse, worse -- a criminal!” (276). Torvald calls her names and calls her a criminal, when she did all of this to save his life. Torvald overreacts to the letter from Krogstad, and nora realizes just the kind of man that he is. Torvald even tells her that she will not raise the children anymore because she is a criminal, “But I shall not allow you to bring up the children; I dare not trust them to you.” (276). Nora can 't even be trusted with her own children, as Torvald states. Torvald thinks that she has corrupted the family. After Torvald rants, he receives Nora’s bond and forgives her immediately. Nora, very disappointed in Torvald, leaves. She leaves her family with no plan of the future. Nora is very irrational, and she is not heroic in this
Nora speaks very highly of herself to others and always has to one-up them. Nora listens to Kristine’s hardships and then tells Kristine of her “hard” life. She tells Kristine about how she and Torvald have to work, “Yes’ odds and ends, needlework, crochet-work, embroidery, and that kind of thing.” (233). She speaks of working, and Torvald working himself to near death in the beginning of their marriage. Torvald had to go to Italy to get well, which was immensely expensive. Then Kristine mentions how little Nora knows about the burdens of life, which seems to offend Nora. …show more content…
She doesn’t think things through and does what she wants. At the end of the story, Torvald is appalled at what Nora has done. Torvald completely disowns her as his wife, “All these eight years -- she who was my joy and pride -- a hypocrite, a liar -- worse, worse -- a criminal!” (276). Torvald calls her names and calls her a criminal, when she did all of this to save his life. Torvald overreacts to the letter from Krogstad, and nora realizes just the kind of man that he is. Torvald even tells her that she will not raise the children anymore because she is a criminal, “But I shall not allow you to bring up the children; I dare not trust them to you.” (276). Nora can 't even be trusted with her own children, as Torvald states. Torvald thinks that she has corrupted the family. After Torvald rants, he receives Nora’s bond and forgives her immediately. Nora, very disappointed in Torvald, leaves. She leaves her family with no plan of the future. Nora is very irrational, and she is not heroic in this