In the play A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen, Nora's dilemma is directly affected by this male-dominating society. ... At the time Nora though her life was pleasant and perfect, but in reality she was just her father's "baby doll, and he played with [her] as [she] use to play with dolls" (Ibsen 1124). ... He played with her like children play with their toys. ... In her marriage, she is again compared to a doll, but this time she is Torvald's doll. ... Everyone in the play refers to her as little Nora. ...

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Discuss the family power struggle in A Doll House and explain how it's presentation works to highlight the play's main themes. ______________________________________________________________________ Henrick Ibsen's, A Doll House, reflects upon 19th century Norway - the society in which it was written. ... He uses actions, speech and other literary techniques to use the plays characters to show and represent these particular themes. ... This also reflects upon the male dominance in dramatic texts such as, A Doll House, in the way that Torvald Helmer treats Nora as another o...

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Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll's House, a dramatic play, in 1879.The play takes place in a Norwegian town. ... Yet when it is discovered that Nora only plays the part of the good typical housewife who stays at home to please her husband, it is then understandable that she is living not for herself but to please others. ... Nora had to understand that she could not rely on Torvald for her identity the rest of her life, and Torvald too had to understand that Nora was a person and he had to treat her as an equal Doll House - symbolizes the tendency of the characters to play roles. ... Chr...

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In the stories A Doll's House and Sweat this idea of what we now call a "woman" does not even exist. ... In the story A Doll's House Torvald, the husband, treated Nora, his wife, more like his daughter. ... In one part of the play she said this piece to explain how she felt: "I should never get to know myself- I shall never learn to face reality- unless I stand alone. ...

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English In the play "A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen, the author chooses two very unique characters to play Nora and Torvald. ... Nora plays a weak wife in a relationship where her every action is dominated by her husband, yet she plays along to keep him happy. ... Throughout the entire play, Torvald plays the role of the dominant character in his marriage to Nora. ... Nora then decides that she has to leave the house. ... When Nora closes the door of the house, it's as if she opens the door on a new life for herself. ...

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Admittedly, the feature of American people's achievement depends on their positions of their social statuses how many financial assets they have, and whether they play leading roles in the economic sectors. ... It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with the well-known fact that three Barbie dolls are sold every second. That's why having a Barbie doll is a dream for every little girl. ... I still remember, I was so excited when I got my first Barbie doll which was bought by my father for me after he got his salary next day. ....

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A Doll's House Becoming Independent Throughout A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen illustrates through an intriguing story how a once infantile-like woman gains independence and a life of her own. ... Yet when it is discovered that Nora only plays the part of the good typical housewife who stays at home to please her husband, it is then understandable that she is living not for herself but to please others. ...

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Katha Pollitt in her article entitled, "Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls" illuminates a very powerful social movement in history that has succeeded in many institutions. ... Even if mothers and fathers hope that their daughters will grow up to shatter the glass ceiling in a male-dominated career or their son will be a wonderful father, who will help change diapers and clean house, they would be in a group of nonconformists if they taught this to their children, through play. Many parents do not go out and buy dolls for their sons, so they can practice parenting, as girls do, just as they ...

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In A Doll House, Nora and Helmer's marriage reflected this typed of thinking. Nora and Helmer's relationship was built on the idea of the man goes to work and makes all the household decisions and the woman takes care of the children and the house. ... Nora lies to Helmer about someone coming to the house and he make sure to tell her that she must never lie to him again. ... In some way I feel that Nora likes the fact the Helmer treats her like a child, she plays right into the traditional role, sometimes she is eggs him on. ... I beautiful woman that stayed at home and took care of ...

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The villain of "A Doll's House" is Torvald Helmer. Torvald is a man who is only worried about his reputation. He must always prove himself to those in doubt. When Nora asks Torvald to let Krogstad keep his job, he says that letting Krogstad keep his job would make his other workers laugh at him. Thi...

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She and her sisters would get one doll and a trunk for doll clothes for Christmas. They would make the clothes for their dolls and play with them all year. ... My grandma would only play dolls with her sisters for a little while because she would rather be outside playing with the animals or climbing trees. ... She liked to make paper dolls to play with also. ... It was unusual for a farm lady to work outside the house in those days. ...

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The play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, and the book The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy, contain women characters who take control of their life despite what society tells them to do. ... In A Doll's House, the main character Nora first seems meek and dependent, but then the book reveals that Nora is impulsive, selfish, and materialistic. ... The next character in A Doll's House that shows a great deal of independence is Christine Linde. ... She is the good aspect of an independent woman in this play because she has no other choice and she does it in a completely selfless way. ...

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When at home, David's mother restricts him from going outside to play with the boys, leaving him no choice but to play with dolls with his sister. However, when his father becomes aware of this, he puts David down for engaging in feminine activities instead of interacting with boys his own age "Damn grown boy playing with dolls." ... David's father is clearly unsatisfied, possibly ashamed that his son is playing with his sister's dolls and collecting plumes to dress as an Indian, yet there is no evidence of him attempting to interact with David to reposition his status as the ...

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Therefore, we can safely say that social group plays a very important role in shaping someone's behavior. ... They believe that pink is a little too feminine for their son and dolls can make him looks like a sissy. On the other hand, their daughter is disallowed to play with gun toys for it is so-not-a-girl-type-of-toy. To prevent their daughter to play with boys" toys again, they provided her with many "domestic" kinds of toys. ... For example, I am not allowed to leave the house after 9 pm and must go back safely to the house at 12 pm, at most, whilst my brother, younger than me, has...

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The women were expected to clean house and stay bare foot and pregnant all the while preparing a hot meals for there men folk who plowed the field from noon to dusk. ... My grandmother used to play with dolls and read magazines for entertainment. ... When I was little, my sister and I would make up little games to play. ...

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I loved to play outside. ... I loved bringing my Barbi dolls out and playing dress up with the other girls. ... Every other weekend we would drive one hour and half to my grandmother's house. ... At the time only the main streets were paved, so the road my grandmothers house was on was paved with red dirt. I was somewhat like the "Little house on the prairie". ...

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When my mother and I arrived at my grandmothers" house, which is where my great grandmother had been staying, my aunts, uncles and cousins were there. ... She loved to play games such as Spite and Malice or as she called it, Spit on Alice and Yahtzee. One of her hobbies was sewing, she used to sew many things, one being clothes for my dolls. When I went to her house she used to let me use the sewing machine, and I thought that was the neatest thing in the world. ...

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There were two houses on the farm and her grandma and grandpa Keeven lived in the other house. ... They filled up the new house over the years. ... Then there were days when I wanted to be a kid again and play with dolls or make mud pies." ... They all played every chance they got. ... In the summer they would go swimming, bike riding, play ball or put on plays for all the moms and dads. ...

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At school the rambunctious boy gets dirty, plays baseball while his sister and her friends, in little skirts, play house with dolls, a miniature stove, washing machine and car. ... The social pressure bearing down on all sides, influenced by the media, by the press, touted in the ladies home journal, if you just do this, you"ll be happy, if you just buy this soap, this house, this washer and dryer. ... Before they play "chicken" and one of them dies, off the cliff, Jim asks "why do we do this?" ...

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Discipline occurs all the time, a ticket disciplines speeding, teenagers breaking house rules are disciplined by being grounded. ... Gender Roles, gender roles are defined very early in childhood, little girls are to play with dolls and pretend to be running a house, while boys are encouraged to do more physical activities like football, or to play games like cops and robbers, boys are also encouraged to get dirty and go farther from home while girls are told to stay clean and stay were they can be seen. ... Benefits and problems, the benefits are that in some instances women are protecte...

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They liked the dolls that they played with and the food that they ate. ... As Bell goes through her young life she learns to play the piano, that death was not something to be afraid of, and she eventually learned how to use a camera. ... She loved going to her house when she was making wine, soap or butter. ... She began to find herself wanting to stay in the house to read instead of going out to play. ...

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Throughout the entire play Nora is constantly being treated as a young child. ... Nora is also responsible for her childish behavior, not just her husband and father, like she states at the end of the play. ... Nora is childlike throughout the entire play, never taking responsibility or being serious. ... Also, she plays games with them like she is one of their sisters, not an authority figure-mother. ... Nora, Torvald, and her father all played a part in Nora's childish behavior. ...

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For example, how Sandra Cisneros talks about in her article ' 'Only Daughter,'' about a writer who had six brothers and would be forced to spent time with herself because her brothers would not let her play with them because they were embarrassed to be seen playing with a girl in public. ... When looking at the girls section we will see Barbies dressed as maids, baby dolls with strollers and beautiful princesses showing little girls that women should be in charge of the chores in the house, be the nurture, and to be recognized by society for their physical beauty. ...

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Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... If the house is falling apart she may feel guilty for going to work. ...

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The next day, after the episode between Papa and Miss Irene was when Faith noticed that the Barbie dolls that Hope was calmly playing with the day before were headless, naked, covered in blue ink on their stomachs, and the pelvic area on each had been viciously mutilated (46). ... When Hope has an affair with Ronald, Miss Irene's current boyfriend, Miss Irene is fed up and therefore kicks her out of the house, and this lets out the secret of the past. ...

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