Essay on The Real Ken and Barbie

Rank about Krogstads job being in jeopardy. Although she is going against her husband, she is deathly afraid of what will happen if he were to ever find out that she was siding with Krogstad. She is seemingly Krogstad’s puppet because he has leverage over her for what she has done. “Does your husband love you so little, then? He knows what I can expose you to, and he still goes ahead and-.” Nora answers and says “How do you think that he knows any such thing.” When saying this she is implying that her husband knows nothing about the secret Krogstad is talking about or the agreement they have. Although she is still being devious, she will go to great lengths to make sure her husband never finds out. Krogstad said “I just want to hold onto it, just keep it in my possession. No one who isn’t involved in the matter will ever know anything about it. So, if you’ve been thinking about doing something desperate-.” Nora responds with saying “I have.” Then he asks if she thought of anything worse than running away and she responds saying once again “I have.” When reading this it can be interpreted that she would kill herself if Tolvard were to ever find out about the secret she is hiding. The secret she is withholding is the forging of her father’s signature to save the life of Torvald when he was very ill a couple years earlier. She now secretly keeps money

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.

Mrs. Linde was not as privileged as Nora was--she had to accept responsibility and work hard for her money. Mrs. Linde's acceptance of responsibility draws attention to Nora's abandonment of her father. When her father was sick, she chose to spend all of her time caring for her husband and waiting for the arrival of her child, then to find any time to go and visit him. Nora did whatever she could to raise money to go on a trip to save Torvald's life and did not think once about visiting her dying father. During the friend's conversation, it was actually Mrs. Linde that brought up her father. When Nora was discussing how difficult it was to get away and go to Italy, because she had just had her child, she failed to mention that her father had passed away during that time and could have contributed to the difficult timing. Mrs. Linde is the one who had brought up the death of Nora's father in the conversation, in which Nora replied "yes...wasn't it dreadful, I couldn't go look after him. I was expecting little Ivar any day. And then I had my poor Torvald to care for--we really didn't think he'd live. Dear, kind Papa! I never saw him again", (Ibsen, 374). Mrs. Linde's priority was taking care of her mother; Nora's priority was raising money to take her husband on a trip to care for him while completely abandoning her father. Mrs. Linde's responsible actions exaggerate Nora's irresponsibility and neglect.

A trivial bureaucrat, Krogstad graciously loans Nora Helmer money from the bank years ago so that she may pay for the expenses of treating her husband’s life-threatening illness in Italy. In order for Nora to be able to borrow money, she must have the written consent of a male relative, for her female status in society is regarded as inferior to that of men in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately, however, the two male relatives in her life--her husband and her father--are both near the very brink of death at the time and thus, certainly cannot sign the consent papers necessary for Nora to borrow the much-needed money. In an impulsive, sincere move, Nora forges her father’s signature on the papers so that she may save the life of her husband. As innocently simple and heroic as this action seems, it actually resurfaces years later in Nora’s life to haunt and threaten her perfect, blissful life when Krogstad, now a bitter, lonely, disreputable man, reveals to Nora that her actions of forgery were illegal and that such charges of forgery could destroy her and her family’s reputation as they had for him. Following this revelation, he threatens Nora that if her beloved husband Torvald does not provide Krogstad with honorable employment in his bank, then he would reveal this treacherous secret to her husband and consequently destroy all that she holds dear in the

Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll House is set in a small town in Norway during the 1870s. It revolves around a housewife named Nora and how she comes to understand that to escape her shallow life, she must leave her family and pursue her journey alone. Throughout the play, Ibsen uses the changing relationship between Nora and her husband Torvald as a metaphor for Nora’s personal search for her own identity.

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House, which was written during the Victorian era, introduced a woman as having her own purposes and goals, making the play unique and contemporary. Nora, the main character, is first depicted as

Nora is married to Torvald for over 6 years and they have a comfortable routine that they follow. One day Torvald takes ill and Nora takes action. In the 1870’s the man was the provider for the household. Though, with Torvald sick, Nora needs to find a way to help her husband no matter the cost. They take off to Italy and “Torvald couldn't have lived if he hadn't managed to get down there.” (180) Nora feels a sense of pride knowing that she is the one that saves her husband. Nora wishes she could tell her husband what she had done but she understands the repercussions it would have on their relationship. Torvald would feel the humiliating effect of having his wife being his protector. To Torvald, Nora is just an object that is to serve his every need. She is his entertainer, his squanderbird. Torvald believes that Nora is just his “....poor, helpless, bewildered little creature.” (226) Their marriage is only real on paper, there is no equality in their household. This is something that Nora comes to terms with. She understands that “I must stand on my own feet if I am to find out the truth about myself and about life.” (228) Nora is a person of strong will. She knows how to put on a mask when the time comes, and she plays her cards just right. Because Torvald treats her as more of a trophy wife, she does not tell him about how she was able to take him to Italy.

Nora Helmer, the wife of Torvald Helmer, throughout the whole play has been keeping a secret from her husband. A few years back when Torvald became ill the doctor recommended that the whole family move south in order for Torvald to fully recover. Torvald would not pay the money for the family to move so instead, Nora borrowed the money from the bank, without her

A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, creates a peephole into the lives of a family in the Victorian Era. The play portrays a female viewpoint in a male-dominated society. The values of the society are described using the actions of a woman, Nora, who rebels against the injustices inflicted upon her gender. Women’s equality with men was not recognized by society in the late 1800’s. Rather, a woman was considered a doll, a child, and a servant. Nora’s alienation reveals society’s assumptions and values about gender.

   In his play, A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen depicts a female protagonist, Nora Helmer, who dares to defy her husband and forsake her "duty" as a wife and mother to seek out her individuality. A Doll's House challenges the patriarchal view held by most people at the time that a woman's place was in the home. Many women could relate to Nora's situation. Like Nora, they felt trapped by their husbands and their fathers; however, they believed that the rules of society prevented them from stepping out of the shadows of men. Through this play, Ibsen stresses the importance of women's individuality. A Doll's House combines realistic characters, fascinating imagery, explicit stage directions, and

Nora tries to sympathize with Mrs. Linde by telling her about the situation with her husband and how they were once poor. While talking Nora begins to let it slip that in order to get out of debt she received the money illegally. Nora never told her secret to her husband and it is not revealed who she owns this debt to until later. The person to whom she owes the debt to is Krogstad. All the other characters are oblivious to Krogstad motives for being at the Helmer’s house except Nora. Krogstad threatens to tell the truth, and displays how he is also controlling Nora as a doll. Krogstad, however, is not an evil person as he sympathizes with Nora by pointing out “Even money-lenders, / hacks, well, a man like me, /can have a little of what you call feeling, / you know.” (101-105). Krogstad reasoning for wanting to blackmail Nora is, so he can keep his job. Krogstad purpose is not to achieve a higher social status rather, his primary goal is to make sure his family is financially safe. Nora was going to ask Dr. Rank for money until he professed his love

She arrives on Nora’s doorstep a widow for three years, adequate time to lose to reliance on males and develop the independence that Nora later leaves to pursue. However she generally questions Nora’s decisions, believing her to be misguided and incompetent. Linde is the first person Nora entrusts her secret to, that she procured the funds for her husband Torvald’s surgery herself, not taking handouts from her father. Linde found it “imprudent [to obtain money] without [Torvald’s] knowledge,” but Nora insists she acted correctly (Ibsen

Ibsen uses the conversation between Nora and Krogstad to enhance the conflict and secrecy, whilst exploring the similarities between the pair. The audience are aware of Nora disobeying Torvald’s loaning rule and the ‘morally twisted’ Krogstad is employed at the bank, suggesting from Nora’s prior reactions

At the end of their first reconnection, Nora reveals that her transformation from obedient doll to liberated woman had already begun. She now admires Mrs. Linde for her long years of work and independence and uses it as inspiration for her own. In Mrs. Linde’s trust, Nora exposes her personal act of sovereignty: a few years ago, she had secretly borrowed money to save her husband’s life, incriminating herself. Even though she did the morally correct thing, Nora’s actions are condemnable and

After having used Krogstad to get what she needed, yet another issue arose. Krogstad turned on Nora once his position at the bank was on the line, and used her borrowing against her for his own good. “Niles Krogstad is also Mrs. Linde’s former crush, and he tries to redeem himself of his crimes of forgery by raising his children” (Rosefeldt).