Torvald's conception of manliness is based on the value of total independence.
b. Materialism v. People: money and materialism can be seen as a way to avoid the complications of personal contact.
c. Feminism: Nora asserts herself as woman in the 19th century.
5. Symbols: .
a. Nora, as a symbol of a woman, is called a number of names by Torvald throughout the play. These include "little songbird", "squirrel", "lark", "little featherhead", "little skylark", "little person", and "little woman"; a captivating and exotic pet or animal, all created for Torvald. .
b. The Dress: Nora's ball dress symbolizes the character she plays in her marriage to Torvald "MRS. L: I see you are going to keep up the character NORA: Yes, Torvald wants me to." .
c. A tarantella is a folk dance; its use in the play suggests that Nora is trying to rid herself of the deadly poison of an outside force.
6. Setting: The whole play takes place in one room and, until the last act, Nora is in every scene; she never seems to leave the room ¹everything comes to her. She is literally trapped in domestic comfort.
7. Syntax: The author employs sophisticated syntax to convey the characters attitudes towards a rigid societal structure of 19th century England. The dialogue contains compound-complex sentences on serious issues "In this business world there's what they call quarterly interest and what they call amortization, and the are always so terribly hard to manage I couldn't let the children go poorly dressed; whatever I got for them, I felt I had to use up completely " the darlings.""(Nora 1572) The syntax at other times is lighter and uses conversational fragments "The lottery? Pooh! No art to that."" (Nora 1571). The structure of the dialogue between characters in the play is an important part of the author's conveyance of gravity and lightheartedness. .
8. Diction: Playful and sophisticated diction is employed to great lighter and darker tones within the play.
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