Part one of term paper
Going from Child to Woman: The Transformation of Nora Helmer In Henrik Ibsen’s, A Dolls House, the character of Nora Helmer goes through the dramatic transformation of a kind and loving house wife, to a desperate and bewildered woman, whom will ultimately leave her husband and everything she has known. Ibsen uses both the characters of ...

Part two of term paper
... and to show the struggle between a middle class marriage. Nora plans on having a big holiday bash, while Torvald would rather refrain since there is a rather limited cash flow. "Nora: Oh yes, Torvald, we can squander a little now…piles of money" (1506). Torvald follows up with, "But then it is three full months till the raise comes through" (, 1506). Nora at this point in the play is nothing more than a child, careless in her action and not thinking ahead of possible co ...