Story Of An Hour And A Dolls House Analysis - 907 Words

In both Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour and Henrik Ibsens A Doll House, the story is centered around a woman who faces oppression through marriage. Chopins short story The Story of an Hour is about Mrs. Mallard. Her husband was killed in a train crash, she is briefly struck with grief before realizing that she is now free to live her own life. This gives her a renewed sense of self, which is quickly broken by her husbands return which causes her to suffer a heart attack and die. Ibsens A Doll House, is the story of Nora Helmer who appears happy in her marriage, but is deceiving her husband in multiple ways. Once he finds out of this deception, he takes it upon himself to clean up her mess. She finds this treatment to be the†¦show more content†¦This leaves readers struck with shock and grief at the loss of the protagonist. Perhaps one can find solace in the fact that she is now free from those bonds of marriage, despite the tragic way this freedom was gained. Ibsens A Doll House is set in the 19th century, but women are still seen as property of their husbands. They are restricted to household chores and child care. In the beginning of the play the Helmers are the typical family. Torvald Helmer, the husband, is the bread winner of the family, while his wife Nora stays home, plays with the children, and shops for items for the house and herself. Nora is the protagonist and readers are invested in her interests. From the start of the play readers can see that Torvald treats Nora like a child and is patronizing her constantly. His use of pet names and the rules and restrictions he places on her are not appropriate treatment for a fully-grown woman. Nora even admits to Dr. Rank that with Torvald its just the same as with Papa (Ibsen, 240). She plays into the idea that he has some power over her by asking for his opinion on the things. Which may be a tactic to maintain her naive appearance. If she can lead Torvald to believe that she is incapable of simpl e things like dressing herself, he would never suspect her of being capable of fraud and deception. She even states at one point: Torvald, I couldnt get anywhere without your help (Ibsen 461).Show MoreRelatedA Comparison of Feminist Writings614 Words   |  2 PagesNora Helmer in Henrik Ibsens â€Å"A Dolls House† And Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopins â€Å"The Story of an Hour† find themselves facing very different dilemmas, yet both women faced their respective challenge in a way that went against the social norm for women in their time period, this was done by these pioneering writers to show the oppression faced by women who were trapped in their marriages during their respective time periods. Nora and Louise are both faced with problems in their lives and both womenRead MoreHumanities Test4641 Words   |  19 PagesShakespeares Falstaff questions the value of: honor 1.   ( T or F ) Aristotle considered plot more important than character or thought. True 2.   ( T or F ) Aristotle was both a theater critic and a philosopher. True 3.   Aristotles famous analysis of tragedy is found in a work called: The Poetics 4.   Aristotles work on comedy is how long? 5 acts long 5. What did the Commedia dellearte specialize in? 6.   What is satire? a literary genre or form, although in practice it is also foundRead MoreThe Epithet in the Novel Jane Eyre18849 Words   |  76 Pagesaim. In our research we would like to concentrate our attention on â€Å"epithet†, a figure of speech which gives the opportunity to create the most expressive and vivid images. Despite the fact that there are many works devoted to the problem under analysis some important aspects such as structural - the lexical stylistic device the epithet as its component have not been fully investigated. This defines the actuality of the work and its theoretical value. The basic purpose of this course-paper is formulatedRead MoreSantrock Edpsych Ch0218723 Words   |  75 PagesCase’s Neo-Piagetian Theory How Language Develops 02-EdPsy-Chap02-6123 8/22/06 3:33 PM Page 33 N o bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher. Sir William Osler Canadian Physician, 20th Century Teaching Stories: Debra Bankay Debra Bankay is an elementary-school teacher who, wanted students to use their research skills to learn prior to her certification in Ontario, taught at a private about the Fathers of Confederation. I also wanted school based in