A Doll's House And The Metamorphosis Character Analysis

When a childhood friend drops by out of the blue, Nora can only provide a smidge of sympathy as she so valiantly describes how her life has been over these many years. Poor Ms. Linde widowed and without, comes to Nora in hopes of securing employment and residence. With a thin veil of, "I could care less", Nora eases Ms. Linde's mind by suggesting she'll talk Torvald into "fitting" her in down at the bank. After going through the spiel about how Nora dreams of, ."..rich old gentlemen fallen in love..." continued with, ."..upon opening his will there in big letters "All my fortune shall be paid over in cash, immediately to the enchanting Mrs. Nora Helmer.."" (222), Mrs. Linde still is there listening to her line, and is more than glad to mend some clothes for her. Nora is not the most balanced friend.

In Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” Nora and Torvald Helmer are the average, happy married couple. They are thrilled that Torvald got a new job as a manager of a bank. Money won’t be an issue anymore, as they have struggled for some time. But, Nora has been keeping a secret from her husband. Early in their marriage, Nora borrowed money because Torvald became ill. At the time, they did not have any money to pay for medicine or the bills. She funded a year in Italy, in order to pay off the debt and skimmed from the allowance. A man named Krogstad works with Torvald at the bank—something about this man intrigues Nora, as she thinks she knows him.

During this period, women were subjected in their gender roles and were restricted over what the patriarchal system enforced on them. Everyone was brought up believing that women had neither self-control nor self-government but that they must capitulate to the control of dominate gender. The ideology that “God created men and women different - … [and they should] remain each in their own position.” (eHow, Ibsen's Influences on Women's Rights) is present in A Doll’s House with Nora’s character, as she is seen as the ideal women during the Victorian Era, who is first dutiful as wife and mother before to her own self. Whenever Torvald gives Nora money, she spends it on her children so that they are not “shabbily dressed” (Act 1). Though she loves her children it is all the more shocking when she leaves them.

In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka conveys the series of emotional and psychological repercussions of a physical transformation that befalls the protagonist, a young salesman called Gregor Samsa. As the story progresses, Gregor finds himself unfairly stigmatized, cruelly rejected because of his clear inability to financially support his family, and consequently increasingly isolated. Through extensive use of symbolism, Kafka is able to relate the surreal and absurd, seemingly arbitrary events of this short story to a general critique of society-particularly on the alienating effects that conformity generates. On a broader level, the combined themes-which include the themes of conformity, freedom, and alienation--found throughout The

A Doll’s House is a play Henrik Ibsen. The play starts with a loving couple Mr. and Mrs. Helmer. Nora Helmer once secretly borrowed a large amount of money so that her husband could recuperate from a serious illness from Italy. When Torvald is appointed bank director, his first act is to catch a man who was once disgraced for having forged his signature on a document. Krogstad, the person Nora has borrowed her money. It is then revealed that she forged her father's signature in order to get the money. Krogstad threatens to reveal Nora's crime and as a contract Krogstad, demand Nora to tell Torvald not to fire him. When Torvald

Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis (1915) is a novella about protagonist Gregor, a hard-working traveling salesman transforms into some a vermin overnight and struggles to adjust to his startling change. Kafka characterizes Gregor as a selfless individual whose profound love for his family misleads him about their genuine disposition. As he adjusts to his new change, he undergoes great difficulty to determine his identity and humanity. Gregor has deceived himself into believing that his family will love him despite his repulsive appearance. In The Metamorphosis, Kafka uses characterization and third-person narrative to demonstrate Gregor’s self-deception and self-awareness regarding his family and circumstances to establish the theme of identity.

In Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, the protagonist, Gregor Samsa, in desperate need of appreciation, took the responsibility and obligation of maintaining his unappreciative family member’s every day life. While traumatic instances occur, the limits of the family’s loyalty and sympathy for Gregor’s needs are rejected by the ones he cherishes the most. Obviously, one can notice the unconditional love Gregor shows his family, but the profound transformation he physically endures leaves him now as his family’s burden (SparkNotes Editors). Although many instances occur throughout Gregor’s transformation that shows new profound realization of his unsympathetic family, one can analyze the many

Both Franz Kafka and Barbara Gowdy present the reader with protagonists who exist in a sensationalized and absurd state. Kafka’s Gregor Samsa is a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to discover the metamorphosis—the transformation of his body into that of a giant cockroach-like creature. Gowdy’s Sylvie is a young girl who is born bonded with the legs of an undeveloped Siamese twin, her mother prefers, they refer to as “Sue.” Though a siamese twin is a real medical condition, albeit rare, the entire matter is presented by the author as having a degree of absurdity with realism not being the intent. In both “Sylvie” and “The Metamorphosis,” the absurd situations of the protagonists are a mechanism by which the authors present themes of the nature of humanity and social structures. In regards to social structures, both short stories present the concept of work in a manner tinged with a Marxist perspective. According to Karl Marx, “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” (8). Within the worlds in which Gregor and Sylvie live, their position of being a part of the underclass is a constant source of social strain.

As the American playwright Williams Tennessee once said, “We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.” Similarly, “The Metamorphosis” and the short stories created by Allan Poe deal with trapped characters who have no other choice but to accept their reality, while experiencing a sort of feelings that are just a reflection of the various pressures they experience through their life. The first pressure that is experience through life is the family, because it emerges an important role not only in society but also in a person’s life as it is the case of Gregor. Also, work and society which is the second role that influences a person’s development through the long way of life. In addition, the mental state, which determines the person’s attitude towards an event being experienced as it is the case of all of the characters in Poe works and also in “The Metamorphosis”. as a result, the unwanted events and changes that are dramatically experienced through life create a stage in which the characters in Poe stories and Gregor in “The Metamorphosis” find themselves dealing with trapped feelings that lead them to isolation, and make their living experience a nightmare.

Nora Helmer is also considered as good heroine in the play, “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Lbsen. There are several elements of tragedy can be identified in her life to show her as a hero in the story. Nora demonstrates tremendous courage as she takes control of her life and leaves her miserable marriage. Nora chose an authentic life for herself. She tolerated Torvalds’s (Husband) behavior and accepted her role in their marriage. Furthermore, she once had forged her father’s signature to a bank loan to obtain the money necessary to save her husband’s life when he had fallen seriously ill. For years, afterward, Nora had struggled to pay off the loan with money she scrimped from her household funds, living in feat that her crime might be discovered.

In the play, The Doll House, towering acts of deception are shown as main character Nora stages a vigorous battle between her heart and her mind to save the life of her husband Torvald, while simultaneously performing acts of embezzlement towards her father. Throughout to timeline of the play, Nora is triggered by the constant thoughts of losing her husband, Torvald. Without a source of income or money laying around, Nora is forced into action. Upon initially asking for a small loan from her father, she was quickly dismissed.

Dolls are an accurate representation of something usually young children play with. In the play Doll’s House, protagonist Nora is setting up for Christmas Eve. Torvald Helmer, Nora's husband, leaves his study when he hears her arrive. He welcomes her energetically, however then criticized her for spending such a great amount of cash on Christmas presents. Their discussion uncovers that the Helmers have must be watchful with cash for a long time, yet that Torvald has as of late acquired another position at the bank where he works that will bear the cost of them a more agreeable way of life. However, the ending has a unique twist. She announces that in spite of their eight years of marriage, they don't comprehend each other. Torvald has treated her like a "doll" to be played with and appreciated. She chooses to leave Torvald, proclaiming that she should "comprehend herself and

Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House is an examination of human nature and personality. Each of the five main characters displays personality traits that can be considered a character flaw. One of these character, Torvald, is an example of a person who has the flaw of being condescending. That flaw is made evident in several ways.

In the case of Nora in A Doll House, she dealt with the conflict of being her own person. During the Victorian period many women were necessitated to depend on their husbands anything they may desire. For instance, in act one when Nora was having a conversation with Torvald about finances, he got upset that she was spending money. During that conversation Torvald told Nora, “You can’t deny it, my dear little Nora. It’s a sweet little spendthrift, but she uses up a deal of money. One would hardly believe how expensive such little persons are!” (1360). Moreover, this is a great example of how women were treated when it came to money. Torvald had strict restrictions on Nora and her spending, he did not allow her to spend money without his permission. Which in turn leads to conflict between Nora and Torvald. Nora felt that she should not need her

“ As I am now, I am no wife for you”(Ibsen 887) This statement is from Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll House, is a play based in 1879, and it sets the tone of the remainder of the story. Ibsen seems to be making a statement that women need to mature and be independent before they have a family of their own. All of the women in this play leave their loved ones behind to gain their independence. Ibsen’s statement and character portrayal helps make Ibsen’s play take on feminist characteristics. Ibsen’s play shows that women must mature and be independent before they are ready to have a family. This is exemplified through Nora, minor characters such as Krogstad’s wife and the Nurse, and Christine. With this being one of the major themes