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A 7 page essay that contrasts and compares the narratives of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper." The writer argues that these works portray the subjugated position of women under nineteenth century patriarchy, and that a close reading of these works reveals not only that the female protagonist in each work feels compelled to rebel against the social restrictions that circumscribe their lives, but that the patriarchal framework of society serves, in general, to keep husbands and wives alienated from one another, preventing the true intimacy that is the bedrock of a successful marriage. No additional sources cited.
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reading of these works reveals not only that the female protagonist in each work feels compelled to rebel against the social restrictions that circumscribe their lives, but that the patriarchal
framework of society serves, in general, to keep husbands and wives alienated from one another, preventing the true intimacy that is the bedrock of a successful marriage. At the beginning
of each narrative, the women submit to their prescribed role, but struggle to find a sense of themselves within this limited social space. Toward the end of Ibsens play,
Torvald tells Nora that she is "first and foremost a wife and mother," to which Nora replies, "I dont believe that any longer" (Ibsen). The disparity in this situation is
that Nora would never have described Torvald as "first and foremost a husband and father. Nora comes to the realization that none of the men in her life, first her
father and then her husband, have ever seen her as an individual. Rather these men have regarded her as one might a doll, that is, they saw her more as
a beloved object than a human being, with her own wants and desires. This is particularly evident in the case of Torvald, who uses endearments and pet names as
part of his micro-manipulation of Noras behavior. For example, he jokingly calls her his "Miss Sweet Tooth" as he grills her about possibly eating a cookie while on her shopping
trip in town. The audience knows full well that this is true since Nora ate a macaroon as soon as she entered the house. But now Nora feels compelled
to assert her innocence. Torvald also reproaches Nora in this scene for locking herself away for three weeks before last Christmas to make decorations that were later destroyed by the
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