Torvalds new position at the bank gives him “full authority… to make any necessary changes in personnel and procedure”, so Nora convinced him to use this power to find a job at the bank for Mrs Linde. Torvald plans to give Mrs Linde Krogstad’s job because “even though [he] hears he’s quite efficient on the job... he was a crony of [Torvald’s] back in [his] teens… [they’re] on first name basis…[and] it's been excruciating for [him]”(1.119). Torvald finds disrespectful that his old friend refers to him, his boss, in such a casual manner pushing. This attitude, despite Torvalds newfound power in their workplace, pushes Torvald to want to replace Krogstad, further distancing them; “[it] rules Krogstad right out at the bank as long as [Torvald] is manager”(2.115). Torvald views his new job as being much more important than the wellbeing of his former friends, yet this is what is disconnecting him from his
Torvalds new position at the bank gives him “full authority… to make any necessary changes in personnel and procedure”, so Nora convinced him to use this power to find a job at the bank for Mrs Linde. Torvald plans to give Mrs Linde Krogstad’s job because “even though [he] hears he’s quite efficient on the job... he was a crony of [Torvald’s] back in [his] teens… [they’re] on first name basis…[and] it's been excruciating for [him]”(1.119). Torvald finds disrespectful that his old friend refers to him, his boss, in such a casual manner pushing. This attitude, despite Torvalds newfound power in their workplace, pushes Torvald to want to replace Krogstad, further distancing them; “[it] rules Krogstad right out at the bank as long as [Torvald] is manager”(2.115). Torvald views his new job as being much more important than the wellbeing of his former friends, yet this is what is disconnecting him from his