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lindiemcelroy 's review for:
A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
When my son's 9th grade English teacher assigned this play, I was excited to read along with him. Since it's broken down into 3 acts, it gave good stopping points along the way to discuss our thoughts.
My son-not surprisingly-didn't enjoy it. I, however, did. I think it is provocative and deeply telling of the patriarchal society that we've all grown up in. Similar to Nora, I'm ready for a change!
Synopsis (plus spoilers):
Nora is married to Torvald, a powerful man in the banking business. They have been married for 8 years and have three children, although the nanny does most of the childrearing. Nora is more or less viewed as the "trophy wife". Throughout the play, we hear Torvald refer to his wife mostly using little nicknames and niceties. However, this shows the reader that he thinks much less of her as a person. After we discover a mistake that Nora has made, Torvald explodes and essentially disowns Nora only to quickly reverse his opinion after there is no harm done. Only, this has opened Nora's eyes to the possibility of a new life for herself.
In Ibsen's original version, she leaves her husband and children to discover who she is and to learn along the way.
In an alternative German ending, Torvald makes her see the children one last time, where she changes her mind and decides to stay for their sake.
My son-not surprisingly-didn't enjoy it. I, however, did. I think it is provocative and deeply telling of the patriarchal society that we've all grown up in. Similar to Nora, I'm ready for a change!
Synopsis (plus spoilers):
Nora is married to Torvald, a powerful man in the banking business. They have been married for 8 years and have three children, although the nanny does most of the childrearing. Nora is more or less viewed as the "trophy wife". Throughout the play, we hear Torvald refer to his wife mostly using little nicknames and niceties. However, this shows the reader that he thinks much less of her as a person. After we discover a mistake that Nora has made, Torvald explodes and essentially disowns Nora only to quickly reverse his opinion after there is no harm done. Only, this has opened Nora's eyes to the possibility of a new life for herself.
In Ibsen's original version, she leaves her husband and children to discover who she is and to learn along the way.
In an alternative German ending, Torvald makes her see the children one last time, where she changes her mind and decides to stay for their sake.