Analysis Of Andy And Nora 's Play Out If They Were From The 21st Century United States?

The rise of the feminist movement spawned a new way of thinking for women in what it meant to be a citizen. Previously, women were deprived of essential rights available to men, like the right to own property, claim a legal identity, or vote. Generally, women were dependent on their marital status, and expected to

Nora is trapped in her own house, in her own society as being a woman and the role they have. "I shall not allow you to bring up the children; I dare not trust them to you" (line 242). Torvald says to be own wife, taking away her most prized possession and the ones she loves the most and since she's a woman and Torvald is the man of the house, he is allowed to do it. One of Nora's friends, Mrs. Linden just married a man who recently passed away just for the money because women in that time aren't allowed to own the money that the family brings in, thinking Mrs. Linden would get all the money she got nothing. Then she meets Mr. Krogstad again and she's willing to sell her body once again for money and a way of living. "What a difference! Someone to work for and live for--a home to bring comfort into" (line 84). The book is complete brilliance, it shows that women are imprisoned inside their homes how Mrs. Linden has willing played a large part in this role towards the end of the

Looking back on the Progressive Era, we see many women activists and their roles in the fight for women’s rights. With the arrival of a new century also came many changes. Society was adjusting to industrialization, urbanization, a growing and powerful economy, and, of course, immigration. As a result of these changes, many people became fearful that traditional values would change as well. Progressive Reform in America began in the late nineteenth century, and an expanding job market as well as changes to the American lifestyle lead to women’s want for change in their public roles. Women activists began fighting for issues such as more opportunities for education and jobs, health advancements, and of course, voting rights. In doing so, women made great advancements in suffrage during the Progressive Era, and without a doubt, changed the nation for the better.

If to kill a mockingbird had taken place in a different time scouts life, the characters freedoms and the southern lifestyle would be different.

In later years, other acts were passed that helped women and disabled people. Women were not allowed to be discriminated against. If they were fired because they were pregnant, they would now be able to fight back. Because of an amendment to the Civil Rights Act, institutions were not allowed to get funding if they discriminated against women. Also, schools had to have equal sports programs for men and women (http://www.cliffsnotes.com/more-subjects/american-government/civil-rights/civil-rights-for-minorities-and-women).

In turn, a split between the feminist party, which had diligently fought for suffrage, occurred as the definition of feminism found new meaning with the right to vote. On one side there was the more conservative group led by ___ whose ideas aligned more similarly with the longheld belief of maternalistic reforms. Nancy F. Cott of Yale university explains the radical opposite side led by Alice Paul, who believed that women should have equal rights as men, even if it meant they would be exempt from special labor laws like a government mandated eight-hour workday, which was eventually declared unconstitutional in ____ (Cott 43). Regardless of the disputed ideas of feminism, the provokingly conined “New Woman” characterized the era (Freedman 373), These women were young, hip, and defied all rules through their short hair, nontraditional clothing, and outspoken ideas. This idealized notion of how a woman should act and behave was promoted by the rising consumer economy, which overlooked many aspects of the “New Woman,” making her into a universal character for all women of the

The women’s rights movement became organized and gained numerous rights from 1830 to 1860 but their goals were greater achieved with time. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Nineteenth Amendment achieved during Progressive Era all made significant contributions and progress toward the women’s rights, however these were achieved after the movement itself. Most concrete change occurred after this period, however these

Women began to speak out against the laws that were deliberately set against them. Throughout this time period, women were denied the right to vote in all federal and most state held elections. Women

In the early 1800 's women were expected to stay in the home and care for the children. They were not allowed to vote or own property. The women were also expected to care for their husband’s needs. When a woman entered into marriage she lost her rights to speak for herself and she could not work for wages outside the home. A shift in the societal environment for women started with an idea of equality which led to the beginning of the woman suffrage movement (Donnaway).

There was another right, not pertaining to voting or working, that is just as if not more important that women started demanding to have. The right over her own body. One of the biggest of these issues was a woman getting to decide when and if she wanted to get pregnant, though many fought for this right early into the twentieth century, legal birth control was not available to even married woman until the second half of the century and abortions until very late into the century were seen as a criminal, punishable offense. Though information was accessible early on, it was obvious the government didn’t want women using any birth control measures. Many more conservative citizens argued “Give a woman power over her own body, and who knows what might happen,” it was believed that giving woman the power to make this choice would through off the “natural” power balance, with the father at the top of the household making any and all decisions. Moreover, the protection of woman after being sexually assaulted, was all but none existent. Police, jurors, and judges were all quick to try and make the woman admit she had consented; police were also very much willing to turn a blind eye to domestic abuse. It wasn’t until nearly the turn of the twenty first century that this became known as rape, and was punishable by law.

slide 7 8/18). During these movements something social condition affected more than one movement, such as WWII. Some of the social conditions that helped this movement as a whole were WWII, Brown vs. Board of Educations, July 1963 when JFK made his strongest civil rights speech, and finally when MLK received the Nobel peace prize. One thing could either impeded or help this movement was elections. Depending on the persons views it would either give blacks hope or tear away the hope they had built. One specific election was in 1959 when Ross Barnett won a local election. Another social condition that impeded this movement was the voter regulation laws. There were several social conditions that either helped or impeded the feminist movement. One of the major social conditions in my opinion was the production of birth control. The production of birth control

The women’s movement began in the nineteenth century when groups of women began to speak out against the feeling of separation, inequality, and limits that seemed to be placed on women because of their sex (Debois 18). By combining two aspects of the past, ante-bellum reform politics and the anti-slavery movement, women were able to gain knowledge of leadership on how to deal with the Women’s Right Movement and with this knowledge led the way to transform women’s social standing (Dubois 23). Similarly, the movement that made the largest impact on American societies of the 1960’s and 1970’s was the Civil Right Movement, which in turn affected the women’s movement (Freeman 513). According to

            Nora does not at first realize that the rules outside the household apply to her. This is evident in Nora's meeting with Krogstad regarding her borrowed money. In her opinion it was no crime for a woman to do everything possible to save her husband's life. She also believes that her act will be overlooked because of her desperate situation. She fails to see that the law does not take into account the motivation behind her forgery. Marianne Sturman submits that this meeting with Krogstad was her first confrontation with the reality of a "lawful society" and she deals with it by attempting to distract herself with her Christmas decorations (Sturman 16). Thus her first encounter with rules outside of her "doll's house" results in the realization of her naivety and inexperience with the real world due to her subordinate role in society.

Nora gets blackmailed for forging a signature, and for this she gets disowned by her husband. But, when her husband finds that the blackmail will be dropped, and will no longer affect their lives, he tells Nora that everything is okay and they both can presume living like normal. This opens Nora’s eyes fully for the first time, before she had only glimpses of the wrongness in her identity, but now she knew. Nora had been living a false identity, she had been a ‘toy doll’, and at the end of the play she decides to want so much more than to be what others thought she should be. In the end of Act three, Nora states ”I must think things out for myself and try to get clear about them” (Ibsen 199). Nora is now going to decided who she is and what she really believes, she is going to discover her own identity. In an article on women working in World War II, it states, “While patriotism did influence women, ultimately it was the economic incentives that convinced them to work. Once at work, they discovered the nonmaterial benefits of working like... contributing to the public good, and proving themselves in jobs once thought of as only men’s work” (“Rosie Riveter: Women”). Women before World War II were thought of as simply housewifes for the most part, similar to Nora. The circumstances of World War II brought about need for women in the workplace, this started a domino effect of women taking up an identity similar to males the sense that they could now

Her final goal was so important to her, protecting her family, she knew she had to do whatever was necessary, even if that meant not being true to her husband or society. In the end, she realizes that it was more important to her husband his reputation, than what it had meant to Nora, all she had done for the love of her family, concluding to the raw truth that her husband didn´t really love her: he loved what she represented before society, a loving, faithful wife that compelled to all his expectations. She knew that to love her children, she needed first to understand and love herself, a thought way beyond and ahead of time, for a woman in the late 1800´s.