'Traditional Values in A Doll\'s House'

'In A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen uses symbolization as he portrays bingle of the main characters, Torvald, as a spokesman for prudish values. From the beginning of piece I, Ibsen characterizes Torvald as patronizing, authoritative, and a conformist. Through Torvalds nicknames for Nora, Ibsen conveys the twee ideology that work force are well-made to wo workforce. Torvalds pride and unfitness to see Nora as an equal bring much discontentment within Noras life, as her unhappiness and enslavement serve as symbols of the effect of men on women during the prissy era.\nWhile it is clear that Torvald practices dominance e trust laudableplace Nora, Torvalds condescending mind-set was not out-of-the-way for men during that time. Torvald asserts imprimatur over Nora verbally, a method very commonplace for the tight-laced era. In a non-chalant manner, Torvald refers to Nora as a sky-lark chirruping (Ibsen 1681), a squirrel run around about (Ibsen 1681), a teensy sweet-tooth (I bsen 1683), and a little spend-all (Ibsen 1682). Rarely does Torvald confabulate Nora by her real name, perhaps because she is not even worthy of such in his eyes. By natural endowment her nicknames, Torvald ensures that Nora will conceive that she is exactly what he tells her to be. As the husband, the possessive male figure, it is Torvalds business according to Victorian values to be the supreme attractor within a marriage, and thus pass over Nora as secondary. Nora and Torvald pass only on the most careless level; he speaks from the conventions of society still neither sees nor hears her... (Henry). though Torvald respects his married woman on a certain level, on that point is an understanding in that society that the womans think is certainly not the last or only. Nice of you--because you allow your husband pass on his way? only right, you little rogue, I know you didnt soused it that way... (Ibsen 1705). It is assumed the husbands scene is the only integrity of value and that the opinions of women broadcast very little value weight. ... '