Nora, in another character flaw, may be seen as a "yes dear" woman for her husband. Throughout the play, Nora demonstrates a hesitant attitude towards disappointing her husband and going against his desires. One notable disagreement that Nora and Torvald have is the argument over Krogstad retaining his job. Nora insists that her husband's motives for firing him are "petty" considerations. Torvald retorts, "What are you saying? Petty? You think I"m petty?" (2,1592). To which Nora backs down and replies "No, just the opposite, Torvald dear" (2,1592). This shows Nora's fear of upsetting her husband, and even at a time of despair, Nora backs down to his will. This weak character that she is demonstrating is marked in contrast to the wonderful character that is to come.
Nora's character begins to change into a lost little child as she is being blackmailed and comes under great fear. Fearful of the consequences of her lies, Nora's character becomes ever weaker as she searches for answers from many different characters. Nora's character in fact becomes so weak that she contemplates suicide. Nora turns to Dr. Rank, Mrs. Linde, and even in a sense of desperation to Krogstad. Krogstad first speaks with Nora on the thought of taking her own life, but Nora's planned gloomy demise is soon discarded because she doesn't have the courage to make this outcome her final option. Krogstad suggests running away "or even something worse" to which Nora .
replies, "How could you guess that?" to which Krogstad states "Most of us think of that at first. I thought of it too, but I discovered I hadn't the courage-" in which Nora replies, "I don't either"(2, 1597-1598). As Nora soon will learn, the only one person that she can turn to is the person that is inside of her, a person that she doesn't even yet know. .
Nora is soon to discover her true self. Hiding behind the surface is a strong person, a person who is good.