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Nora is described at the opening of the play as a normal 19th century woman who is obedient to her husband, as seen by the terminology used by her husband, Torvald, to characterize her. Nora has been dubbed "squander bird," "skylark," and "squirrel" by Torvald (Ibsen 26). He appears to dehumanize Nora by continuously referring to her as a pet. Nora is viewed by Torvald as a worthless person who is utterly reliant on him. Nora's function as a wife, he argues, is to amuse and serve as a trophy, which mirrors the majority of nineteenth-century marriages. A typical wife in the nineteenth century functioned like an Angel in the House. Women were viewed as assets or objects by males at the period, and they were heavily ruled by men. People who worked, mainly men, earned money, therefore having power over others. Men used money to dominate their women, as Torvald's character expresses when he says, "it's astounding what an expensive pet she is fo...
There is no place like home, and the best part about home is that it is where the heart is. This image reminds me of Dorothy's line in "The Wizard of Oz." Only if we could just stay at home and never leave the house. To me, living in the country is way better than the city life because of the peace and quite. Thinking of home, my heart melts and I wish I way there right now.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really great blog post. I enjoyed reading your post. I like that you choose image of a home to capture your life.
ReplyDeleteI agree that home isn't just a house. Early in my life my family moved fairly often, and as such we never had a house to attach many memories to. Despite that, I still know that my home was where my family was, and that any amount of changing scenery wouldn't change that.
ReplyDelete"Home is where I want to go" is a great way to phrase that. Home might not be the place you live, its what you want it to be. However I do recognize people not always having a choice of where you can make your home.
ReplyDeleteAs Mr. Hall stated home isn't a necessary element as to where but as to whom, this presents itself as the same thing I went through as a kid moving around a lot and not necessarily making memories at a certain place but with certain people.
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