Social Issues In A Doll's House

Marriage has never been taken lightly. Marriage is a commitment between two people to stay loyal through any types of hardships. However, throughout history, social issues have caused marriages to represent vain agreements of convenience. In A Doll’s House, Nora has all a typical woman of Norway in the 1800s could want in life. A beautiful home, wonderful children, and a husband who can provide for her. However, when her husband discovers a secret that she thought would stay forever in the past, Nora realizes that she is nothing more than a doll in her husband’s world. The subordination of women in A Doll’s House causes Nora to marry Torvald for his money, force her to deceive her husband just to save his life, and encourage spouses to be more …show more content…
Even though the play was written in Norway, it is a reflection of how society viewed and treated women throughout the world. Because of these views, women often married out of wealth, were forced to deceive their husbands out of necessity, and caused spouses to mainly worry about appearances rather than loyalty or commitment. A Doll’s House is a unique play which questions how viewers and readers perceive society. Certainly, so much has changed since its debut in 1879, but many of its themes are still relevant. Marriage, deceit, wealth, class, appearances are all issues that can be seen today. From Nora’s intricate web of lies to Torvalds misogynistic behavior, every act in the play is essential for carrying out its themes. Even though, as Rekdall states, A Doll’s House wasn’t written to encourage feminists, it addressed how the views and beliefs of society caused a gap between the genders that would take centuries to close. Even today, that gap isn’t fully closed, but as long as the current and future generations are being taught of these disparities, perhaps one day stories like, A Doll’s House, will be merely a lesson from