Theme: That love can make you extremely fond of a person you view them as your own or you dedicate yourself to their happiness.
My little skylark, my darling, my dear little Nora and many other sweet words Helmer uses to refer to his wife shows how fond he is of her. He goes ahead to refer to his last Christmas as the dullest three weeks he had ever spent because Nora was locked up in her room making ornaments for the Christmas tree. When Nora wishes she was more like her father, Torvald tells her "I would not wish you to be anything than just what you are." A declaration of unconditional love. We also see Nora's love for her children from all the gifts she buys them and how she fondly speaks of them through the conversation. Nora goes ahead to say I should not think of going against your wishes, her dedication to her husbands happiness.

Theme: The presence or absence of this important factor determines how far comfort can spread.
It is ironic, how Torvald is very much worried about their financial status where as Nora, the spendthrift, is telling the potter to keep the change and is buying the maids clothing and gifts. Repeatedly, Torvald refers to Nora as a spendthrift because she is up and about spending money everywhere, his money. Torvald is also not stingy and gives her money for housekeeping and for herself. He even asks her for something she may want to buy for herself. However, he remains cautious of their expenses, referring back to the financial hard times they have had. We also see Torvald's hate for borrowing or being owed money by someone. He says, "There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt." We also see how women stay out of financial issues when Nora claims that whoever Torvald would have borrowed money from before dying is none of her concerns.

Theme: It is okay to lie as long as you do not hurt anyone. White lies.
Despite Torvald's deep probing of her eating of confectionaries, Nora denies it with all her might and he puts it off as a joke. Her admission to eating them will only lead to an unnecessary confrontation. And when they hear a knock on the door, Torvald reminds Nora that he is not home, yet he is standing right in the middle of the sitting room. He is avoiding any unwelcome guests. Again, white lies.

Topic: Festives
Theme: Holidays are a time to appreciate family and enjoy the small gift of life.
The book opens with with Nora coming in with Christmas shopping. Humming and in high spirits. Representing the happiness and joy of Christmas. All through the scene, before they are interrupted, there is a merry, flirty atmosphere in the room. Torvald, who comes out as busy most of the time, leaves his office to entertain his wife's misuse of money. Calling her a spendthrift while enjoying the surprises she has for him.

The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.

We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.

It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women.

At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers.

Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table.

Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory.

We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here.

At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks.

Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.