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In A Dolls House and A Dolls House Part 2, we see that being independent comes up many times in both plays with one of the characters, Nora Helmer. Being independent affects Nora in several ways because it is what she is trying to change about herself throughout both plays. Noras husband, Torvald is one of the big problems of why Nora cannot be self-sufficient. Nora and Torvald seem to have it all in the first Dolls House, but in reality, their marriage is empty. They dont have full conversations, just Nora saying yes to Torvald on everything he asks of her. The dependence that Nora had on Torvald kept her from having her personality. But we see that Nora evolves in the second play when she leaves her home in the first play. The development of independence changes with Nora but in an insignificant way.
In the first Dolls House, Nora relies on Torvald and doesnt do anything for herself while always asking for help from her husband. She acts very immaturely when she is around Torvald acting like a doll ; a boring, static character with a minor personality of her own. Noras whole life is a build-up of societal norms and the assumptions of others. Nora is not accepted as an independent person by her husband, nor does she feel like it. Understandably, she is living to please others rather than herself. From her childhood, Nora has always retained the opinions of either her father or husband, anticipating that it would satisfy them. This reasoning makes her appear childish, revealing that she possesses no objectives of her own. In the first play, Torvald has always had nicknames for Nora because it is how she is acting. He says, Is that my song-lark chirruping out there? , or Is that my squirrel rummaging in there? (Ibsen 110). Torvald calls Nora a squirrel because she likes to collect secret piles which Torvald orders that she does not have, but she hides them anyway. When Torvald calls Nora the other nicknames, it means she can not get anything by without telling Torvald. When Torvald calls Nora by her pet names, it is symbolic of his beliefs about women and their gender roles. He holds a protective position against his wife as he views Nora who needs his guidance and direction. This is a significant statement that lets people know that Nora cant do anything on her own.
In addition to Nora being childish, Torvald has also called Nora a spendthrift. A quote that Nora says that also reveals her immaturity is, Oh but Torvald, we can be a little extravagant now, surely. Cant we? Just a teeny-weeny bit. After all, youll have a big salary now and be earning lots and lots of money (Ibsen 110). Nora just doesnt understand that Torvald wants to save money and not waste it all on presents. She knows that hes earning the money, but she doesnt need to spend it all. Also, the vocabulary she is saying, teeny-weeny also states that she has not grown up much by saying words that children would say. It feels like Nora is emotionally undeveloped because she doesnt understand that maturity can be developed by having relationships with people and not just doing whatever she wants. By the end of the play, Nora finally agrees with herself that she needs to be on her own and grow to learn new things on her lonesome. She had enough of Torvald treating her like a child and left him alone with their kids by himself. Nora thinks that Torvald doesnt understand her and she doesnt understand him either. There is a realization that she believes she spent her entire life being loved for not who she is, just there for the role she plays which is just being Torvalds wife . Noras views of independence and self-sufficiency reveal her as being immature and inexperienced .
In A Dolls House Part 2, Nora seems to be more independent with herself. She went out in the world by herself to learn how to live for herself, not for her family and especially her husband. When Nora comes back to the Helmer household, she comes back for a reason. There were divorce papers that Torvald didnt sign and Nora did not like that. She needed help from two other main characters, Anne-Marie and Emmy, Noras daughter. Nora states that she wanted to be independent and have no help from anyone. But, she came back for help and could not do it on her own. Nora says to her daughter Emmy, For everyone, tell him it will be alright, that theres no point in wrecking everything hes built, tell him to do it for you (Hnath 85). She is telling Emmy to do something for her because she doesnt want to. This quote is saying that Nora will not speak to him because she is afraid that he will say no. She has said she changed and doesnt want to get it any drama, but it feels like shes asking her daughter for help because she cant do it. Nora says shes going to ruin Torvalds life if he doesnt sign the divorce papers. She hasnt changed and is still childish if she tries to ruin him because she doesnt get what she wants.
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