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This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Ibsen's Dolls House to Raisin in the Sun on the issue and themes of money. Quotes cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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In literature as in real life, the possession or lack there of, of money can act as one of the strongest motivations for a character. In Ibsens play, A Dolls
House, money ends up being the critical and determining factor in Noras transformation, just as in Hansberrys Raisin in the Sun, Walter awakens to his own destiny, apart from that
of his mother. Money may be the root of all evil, but in both plays the similarities in statements made about money serve to educate and expose themes of
self worth and true dignity. in the day and age in which this book is set, Nora is kept, much like a doll, away from the necessity to struggle for
a living(Blaylock). However, lack of struggle does not make her unintelligent. In fact, she is just the opposite, having become a master manipulator. Of course, like most women of her
time period, manipulation was the only way in which they could achieve their own goals. In this respect, women were reduced to the role of children, begging for various venues.
The men of the time, especially her husband Torvald, belittle their women and define their mates based on their potential as a companion, housekeeper, and the ability to produce offspring(Goldman
53). However, when he discovers Nora and her involvement in certain business matters, he is forced to realize that she has done fairly well and his whole paradigm is threatened.
He berates her by saying, "little songbirds must keep their pretty little beaks out of mischief"(Ibsen, 31). Noras husband, Torvald, is so obsessed and consumed with putting forth the proper
presentation toward society that he loses sight of what is real. Nora, unencumbered by such things, for the most part, is able to see through the trappings of the time.
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