Thesis Statement For A Doll's House

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Edin Stachowiak
Jean Forst
English 1002
7 August 2016
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INTRODUCTION
Until the 1920s, women were viewed as worthless in the eyes of the law, men, and society. In Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House,” a clear image of the tyranny that women undergo in society. THESIS STATEMENT: The play depicts the treatment that women subjugated by men such as the lack of love and respect towards a wife, lack of justice and equality from society, and an unbalanced fairness and freedom.
ANALYSIS OF PLAY
Communication has always been the foundation of any relationship whether that is friendship, co-worker or romantic relationships. In the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, there are different points that the author illustrates the readers. The play focuses …show more content…

Shown in the play that even though women are perceived to act and think a certain way that some women do have a mind of their own. Nora says, “I should not think of going against your wishes” (Ibsen). In the play, Nora is clearly clashing with herself because, she knows what she is expected to do and say, but also knows that what it is that she wants to do. Nora’s rights at home are close to nonexistent. Interpreting that she is deprived of having her own thoughts, because Trovald wants to control her in every way possible, an example of Torvalds controlling personality when he asks Nora if she ate the macaroons. This simple question might seem harmless out of context, but in the play, this shows that Trovald is trying to controls her to the extent of controlling what she eats. The communication between the couple continues to be absent, and this pushes Nora to realize that her husband has taken her freedom from her. Miscommunication or the lack of communication is one of the top reason for couples to resort to divorce Nora notices the problem within the relationship, and decides to act on it by figuring out a way to do something behind her husband’s back that would bring her some benefit. In the play, divorce is not an issue, although Nora’s actions following her husband’s behaviors are something that could lead to a separation in today’s society. Later in the play Nora holds a conversation between herself and Krogstad, in this conversation it has shown that Nora has a turn of thought. While having this conversation Krogstad advises Nora to use her own influence to prevent being abused, and she answers that she has no influence (Ibsen). The communication between herself and an outsider helps Nora realize that her marriage is very one sided and the lack of attention to her thoughts has deprived her of her freedom as a

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