A Doll's House Christmas Analysis

The story of a Dolls house by Ibsen is full of unique and hidden messages. In the play, there are many things that do not seem to have any importance to the play. This is why it is important to use close reading. Close reading allows a better understanding for what Ibsen is trying to say not just what the words mean. Throughout the story a Dolls House it is easy to notice the importance of material things to the main characters. The purpose of this paper is to show how the importance of holidays and how they are subordinate to materials and self-worth in the play as well as how these religious symbols relate to the charters in the play.

What is Christmas all about? After reading the play a Dolls house Christmas, I realized that Christmas

Christmas seems like something that would be brought up pretty often in the play if that is when the play takes place. In a Dolls House, that is the opposite of what actually happens. When taking a deeper look into the importance of what time of year that the play takes place in. It comes to the attention of the reader what Ibsen was trying to do with the time being set as Christmas. He is trying to show how material things can blind someone from things that are more important. Christmas is very religious and family oriented time of year but in the play it was put in the background behind material things such as money. Christmas is supposed to be a time that is spent with friends and family. Unfortunately in the play money has become the main focus during this Christmas season. Whether it 's Torvald giving Nora money to go shopping, or

The importance of the Christmas tree from the play dolls house is how it relates to the character of Nora. The purpose of a Christmas tree is to look good to impress the people that come into your home. A Christmas tree is usually the first thing that you notice when you walk into a room. A Christmas trees bright lights and bright colored ornaments just draw your attention to it right away. I believe that Ibsen is trying to relate the two together. Just like the Christmas tree Nora is the first thing that people notice when they enter the house. Nora 's’ purpose in the house is to impress those who come over. She has a bright smile and cheery personality that does not seem like it can be ignored. She is not expected to do that much besides looking good. They have a maid to take care of the children and Torvald is the one that goes to work to make. Another way to view the relationship between Nora and the tree is the cover up with nice things to cover the truth. A Christmas tree is ugly just by itself; once you decorate it, the change from ugly to beautiful occurs. No one would just by a Christmas tree to have it sit bare in their house. Once you remove those decorations it slowly becomes ugly again. Just like the covering up of the ugliness of the tree Nora does the same with her lies. She forages her Fathers signature to get a loan. She needs to cover up for the ugliness of the lie she has done to save Torvalds life. She