https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2017-05-02 18:30:59 UTC 2026-01-07 18:06:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169515807 Ibsen uses feminist commentary and misogynistic diction to drive the central theme of gender inequality and how one must "act like a man" in order to obtain power. ]]> 2017-05-02 18:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169515807 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169519701 Torvald is extremely sexist in the way he refers to his own wife. In today's society, we are used to seeing an equal power between a husband and wife. However, there is no mutual respect between Nora and Torvald and he is constantly referring to her as beneath him. He believes her ideas are foolish and that since she is a woman she cannot comprehend the bigger scheme of things. He feels he must educate her on the world of business and how things must be. This passage also characterizes both Torvald and Nora as Nora plays into the role she has as a woman at the time and Torvald is arrogant and prideful with his reputation; both roles are symbolic of society at the time. ]]> 2017-05-02 18:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169519701 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169520855 As Nora confides in the doctor and tells him how she has been feeling overworked, he assumes it was from simple things and not real work. First, he questions if it is just a symptom of her weakness. Since she is a woman, the doctor thinks she is simply just complaining. If he was treating a man, he would question of any external causes rather than internal weakness. Then, he continues to say that her tiresome behavior is due to partying too hard. He humors the idea of her being overworked from real work. This represents the social stereotypes of women and how their "job" was to entertain themselves with whatever a man provides.  ]]> 2017-05-02 18:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169520855 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169521716 As Nora argues with Krogstad over the financial issues, she uses her role as a daughter and a wife to exempt herself from the consequences of committing fraud. Her naivety in acting without conscience demonstrates how even she is a product of her own society. As a woman, she is ignorant of the rules of business; she is kept in a separate world. In an attempt to take control and save her husband, she forges her father's signature in order to pay for the trip that saved Torvald's life. However, she failed to realize the direness of her action and is now forced to deal with Krogstad and his wrath. Since it is a woman's job to care for the men in her life, she justified her case in this defense. Through her argument, the audience sees her trying to get others to feel bad for her as she was only doing what her social role asked her to. ]]> 2017-05-02 18:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169521716 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169522239 The assumption that Mrs. Linde is a widow further sets the misogynistic theme of the play. As she searches for a job, which Nora had to beg for from Torvald, he is taken aback by the fact a woman is asking for work. Torvald assumes that since she is providing for herself, there must be no men in her life to do the job for her. In this passage, Torvald indicates the mindset that all men have of the time and how improbable it was for women to work at the time. The fact that it is so shocking leads the audience to see the constricting views and how wary people grew of women working. ]]> 2017-05-02 18:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169522239 500016544 https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169523348 In the play, "A Doll's House", power is seen as a quality men are expected to have. At the time, women belonged to their husbands or fathers, allowing the men to dominate and belittle the minds of the inferior women. Within act I, Nora is constantly dehumanized and looked down upon for "thinking like a woman". The characters all contribute to this characterization through Torvald's pet names, Dr, Rank's assumptions, and even Nora's own beliefs. ]]> 2017-05-02 19:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/500016544/fjmku8g4sqlk/wish/169523348