1. A Doll's House's female characters' need for security
Through Nora in A Doll's House, Ibsen shows how women at the time had to appear economically dependent, in order to appease the fragile male ego, though many secretly harboured a desire for financial independence. ... Linde's plight, how 19th Century society made life difficult for those who dared to be individual. ... Through Nora's accusation of Torvald for having committed a grievous sin' against herself, saying that it's Torvald's fault she's made nothing of her life', Ibsen shows how women's intelligence and capabilities were ignored, eve...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate