Exploring Character Analysis and Object Choice in A Doll's House

This assignment delves into the character analysis of Nora from Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House.' The student explores Nora's character, comparing her to a puppet to highlight her passive nature and the societal constraints she faces. The student explains that a puppet is an apt comparison, given Nora's subservient behavior and the societal expectations that dictate her actions. The assignment further explains how Nora's life is shaped by societal norms and her dream world, which ultimately leads to the play's central conflicts. The student emphasizes how Torvald's control over Nora further reinforces the puppet analogy. This assignment highlights how Nora's character is shaped by her environment and the expectations placed upon her. The assignment also references the play 'A Doll's House' by Ibsen.

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Nora is the character of choice from a Doll’s House. She well described as the protagonist
of the paly and Torvald Helmer’s wife. Initially, the woman appears like a playful, naïve child
who does not have any idea about the outside world. She nevertheless, had experienced of the
world and the small deeds of the resistance where she involves, indicating that she is not as she
may appear from outside. She later comes to see her marriage position with rising clarity and
establishes the ability to unleash herself from the condition that was consistently oppressing her.
Thus, she is comparable to a puppet.
Nora could be compared to a puppet in Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House.’ This is because most of
the time, Nora spends her stage time behaving like a puppet. In other words, she behaves like a
vapid, passive character having little personality of her own. For instance, one of the first act on
stage is her infamous paying of the delivery body.
I chose a puppet as the object of comparison to the character because a puppet is ever
vivid, timid and passive. The character’s entire life is a combination of norms of the society and
the expectation of others. She spends her entire life in the dream world. While in the dream
world, the character does not take her life with the serious it deserves, an attitude that eventually
led to a significant number of the plot’s complications. Also, Torvald could make Nora take on a
foreign identity, making us conclude that Nora was used as a puppet (Ibsen, 2008).

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References
Ibsen, H. (2008). A doll's house. A&C Black.