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Julie Schaefer A Doll’s House

Message: The sacrificial role of women in society.

1. Even though Nora has a social advantage because of her wealth, she still must work in secret to pay off the loan because it is illegal for women to obtain a loan without their husband’s permission (which she didn’t). 2. Nora sacrifices being with her children, and believes the nanny to be a better mother, because of her deception to her husband. 3. Nora lies to her husband because she knows Torvald would never accept the fact that a woman bailed him out.

Justine Schaefer

A Doll’s House Message: the unreliability of appearances 1. All the characters are completely different from what they appear to be. - Nora first seems a silly, childish woman, but is really intelligent and independent 2. Torvald appears strong, but is actually cowardly and selfish 3. Krogstad is shown as weak, but is actually much stronger than he appears to be...