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Title: A Dolls House: Nora's Rebellion Against Society
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A Dolls House: Nora's rebellion against society
The central theme of this play is Nora's rebellion against society and everything that was expected of her. Nora shows this by breaking away from all the standards and expectations her husband and society had set up for her. In her time women weren't supposed to be independent. They were to support their husbands, take care of the children, cook, clean, and make everything perfect around the house.
Nora's first rebellion was when she took out a loan so that she could pay for her husband, Torvalds medical treatment. It was against the law for women to take out a loan without their husbands consent. When she did this she proved that she wasn't as submissive and helpless as Torvald thought she was. He called her a "p ...
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