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This 3 page paper discusses the character of Torvald in Ibsen's A Doll's House. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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ridiculous the males of the era were. One of the ways in which this is depicted is through his creation of the dynamics between Torvald and Nora. Torvald seems to
take almost perverse pleasure in ridiculing his wifes ideas and treating her as if she had not a cognitive thought in her head. However, the character of Torvald serves many
purposes. One of the very first scenes between them the reader realizes that he is going to be a domineering and demeaning person to Nora as he down plays
her suggestions with trite phrases such as you and your frivolous ideas and just like a woman(Ibsen, pg. 2). Torvald seems to take a proprietal manner toward Nora when she
does attempt to extend herself as is evident when Nora becomes interested in Dr. Ranks procedures. He states, "Look at our little Nora talking about laboratory tests!"(Ibsen, 71). This constant
tearing down of Nora, it can be assumed serves several purposes for Torvald. Firstly, it elevates him and establishes his authority over the household and secondly, it is meant to
remind Nora of her place in the pecking order. This perception of women and womens interests by Torvald is one of the ways in which Ibsen is able to illustrate
the complete ignorance that the male of Torvalds type had toward women during this time in history. They are seen as incapable of believing that a woman could have as
intelligent a thought as a man. 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). However, Ibsen seems
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