Welcome to the Doll House by Ibsen
Welcome to the Doll House by IbsenLeave or Stay in the Doll House
Ibsen made a very controversial act, by having Nora leave her husband and her family. After first reading this play I thought that what Nora did was the right thing to do. But after thinking about it I now realize that departing wasn’t the right thing to do. Yes, Torvald was not the best husband in the world, but Nora should have considered that before she married him. To turn your back on your spouse is one thing, but to turn your back on your children is another. Nora was around in an era were women were looked down upon, not considered equal to men, so it would be hard for her to find a job. If Nora were to leave Torvald she would have no where to go.
Nora was a doll all of her life, first to her father then to Torvald, if she were to leave more then likely she would just become someone else’s doll. Torvald was not the best husband in the world, but Nora chose to marry him. Nora never really got a chance to know Torvald. Torvald had his eye on Nora from the beginning. So he helped her father and for that Nora was grateful, and thus became Mr. And Mrs. Helmer. It sounds like a very romantic story, but little did Nora know what would be in store for her. Torvald treated Nora like she was his child; I guess that is because he took no part in raising his children that they had together. If Nora had taken the time to find out if Torvald was the one for her, then maybe it wouldn’t have taken her eight years to realize that she never loved him.
I feel if your unhappy in your home then you shouldn’t leave your spouse because to break up a family is the worst thing you could do to your child. Even though Nora never really spent much time with her children she loved them to death. When she finally decided to turn her back on her husband, she abandoned her children as well. This might not affect the children right away, but I conclude it will have a serious influence on them. Lastly, if Nora tried to enter back into her children’s lives in the future, they might have some resentment towards her.
Another reason why Nora shouldn’t leave her children is because Torvald may one day decide to remarry. “She needs to...
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