Literature of this time embodies and mirrors social issues of women in society. ... Many women characters throughout American literature reflect the same conflicts and attitudes of Nora in Ibsen's play A Doll House. ... Although the women during this era showed no social domination, their attitudes of acceptance promoted this stereotyping of social roles based on gender. ... Her husband has diagnosed her with a nervous condition, and although she does not agree with him she feels that "If a physician of high standing...assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matte...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School