A Doll s House By Henrik Ibsen - 1094 Words

Henrik Ibsen was born in 1828 to a wealthy family, however, when he was just eight years old his family went bankrupt, and they lost their status in society. Ibsen knew how the issue of money could destroy a person’s reputation in no time at all. That is how he makes the characters in this play, A Doll’s House, so believable. Nora and Mrs. Linde, the two main female characters in the play, have had issues in the past of how money and forgery ruined their lives. Nora forged her dead father’s signature to get a loan. They play revolves around her struggle with her fear of being found out. Nora and Mrs. Linde are only just two examples on how money has impacted them. In the novella A Doll’s House, Ibsen uses the motifs such as money to†¦show more content†¦Economics confine her as much as part of her world of male domination. . â€Å"In eight whole year-longer even-right from our first acquaintance, we’ve never exchanged a serious word on any serious thing† (109). Money matters are among such â€Å"serious things†, which is why Nora leads a secret inner existence while performing as â€Å"expected† socially in her personal relations with men. Through the use of money, Ibsen explores how one’s role in society is brought upon by the hardships that they face. With the amount of the money and wealth in his family, Torvald presents his controlling ability over Nora. . Even though Torvald and Nora are rich, Torvald still chastises Nora for spending too much on unnecessary things, arguing that they need to be cautious financially. â€Å"Has the little spendthrift been out throwing money around again† (44). Torvald expresses his frustration with Nora over her shopping and spending habits. She goes through money entirely too quickly, rendering the family a team of spendthrifts. Though Nora has access to their wealth, she depends on Torvald to allow her what to buy. Also this is his way of displaying his dominance over her. â€Å"Exactly the way your father was. You’re never at a loss for scaring up money; but the moment you have it, it runs right out through your finger; you never know what you’ve done with it† (46). Torvald tells Nora that he is worried that she inherited some bad financial and scrupulous traits