Self-Discovery and Gender Roles in Ibsens A Doll House

[Name] Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Number Date The Play “A Doll House” Nora is a typical traditional woman happily married to Torvald. She is very timid and naïve and her husband treats her as a doll. Just like the title of the play suggests “A Doll House” Nora does everything in her marriage that portrays her as naïve and innocent. Torvald believed that Nova’s role was to beautify his home and appearance. However, Nora inexplicitly changes and she started showing boredom doing home chores and serving his man. She wanted to earn her own money and achieve her goals. Novea risks taking a loan to save his sick husband despite societal norms that viewed women as inferior and subject to their husbands. She broke the law and saved the health of his husband. She understands the implications of the loan and she had to get a job and pay it. she evolved from being a silly woman who was naïve and innocent to an outspoken, independent woman, and complex woman. She could previously not stand up for herself, but this time she sat with her husband and confronted him about her position as a woman. Torvald was a chauvinist and did not want his woman to progress beyond him, treating her like a subject. Nora developed to be more informed learning about Kongstad’s blackmail and