A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen Analysis

Throughout history men and women have struggled to completely understand each other in their marital relationships. Men commonly view their wives as property and sometimes even as their own personal toys. Because of this there are countless times where the wives have retaliated against their husband for the sake of their own sanity. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House there are references to the unfortunate fact that not all marriages are balanced in a healthy manner. Nora’s father initially sets up her life as a doll-like persona as she spends her childhood being treated like a plastic plaything. The three most important symbols in the play are that of the Christmas tree that represents Nora’s toy-like persona, the hide-and-seek game that embodies Nora hiding their debt from Torvald, and the New Years beginning which signifies Nora and Torvald’s splitting. The theme that Ibsen portrays signifies that of how women have sacrificial rolls in their marriages but can sometimes be blindsided by their own husbands. This theme is relevant because it shows how women ultimately will not hold back from doing what is best for their own lives. All of these are

The way Nora’s father treats her as a daughter, the Christmas tree, the hide-and-seek game and the New Year all have important symbolic value that help define Nora’s ultimate fate. The theme that Ibsen includes in his work also connects with the wretched fact of how women undertake many decisions that in due course destine their future. And while all of this work is inspired by the devastating fact that humans can sometimes be selfish toward others feelings, it is heartwarming to know that society as a whole has improved so much from the state in which this play was