Blog 2: A Doll House # 5

Ideally, most individuals think of middle class as having a comfortable standard of living, significant economic security, considerable work, autonomy and rely on their expertise to sustain themselves. Many people have different perceptions to this play, and their own moral beliefs. I think everyone enjoys freedom of expression, while being able to also make any decisions in life they choose to be correct. In this particular play I feel these things were diminished especially for Nora. To live life by perfection is physically impossible, but to maintain a healthy lifestyle by living true to your soul I think is very reasonable. Nora, I believe is trying to find herself as a person, but seems to be brought down by Torvald in many occasions. Nora I feel is trying to live a pretend lifestyle to please Torvald. It seems to me that Torvald is very demanding, and thinks Nora should be just another child in his perception to hold the upper hand. I think Nora, and Torvals have a friendship type marriage rather then a love based relationship.

Critic D.C.R.A Goonetilleke suggest the following: "It is against conventional middle class values that Nora rebels." Nora listens to her husband like a daughter or son would listen to their mother. I think she feels she has to live up to Torvalds expectations of her. He feels that she should take care of everything including him. I think a woman should never feel superior to men, and Nora definitely was. Nora had to maintain his needs, clean, and also walk on tight ropes for Torvald. I think she started to realize this, and took a stance to actually fix the issue regardless of values. Its abnormal to think the woman should do everything it should be 50/50. Torvals needed to also step up and be a father figure for his children, and a good husband with respect to Nora's needs. Trovald had her walking on egg shells while he established the role of power over woman. This is what I think the author is saying about going against middle class values as a woman.

In the end Krogstad gives the letter to Torvald he reads it, and completely disrespects Nora. How can a husband be upset because a wife is trying to save his life is beyond my belief. Nora realizes that she has been a victim trapped under a spell of power that Torvald uses against her. All she wanted was a normal relationship with Torvald but his head was so far in his career he couldn't see that. In the end she knew that her love was not strong enough for an individual to treat her like a zero. He calls her all these names like she is some kind of toy. The values I think the author is trying to say she crossed was the fact she became a different type of person, rather then a wife. Nora rebels in the since that she left Torvald, and her children because she couldn't take his demands anymore. She knows she is independent, and can take care of herself. I don't think its right to have no contact with your children. I'm not sure if she does or not because it didn't state that. I do feel she made the right decision in the end because no woman needs to be treated like a dog. Although she left her children does not mean she doesn't love them. I think she will maintain contact with them. In the end you have to ask yourself this question can love be strong enough to give up your since of dignity, and possible your life with a husband like Torvald? I think love does take everything you got, but it should not take over your pride as a individual by any means.