Why on Earth does Helmer continuously make petty remarks about Nora... to her face? He keeps calling her a creature which is another way of saying and animal. Then he refers to her a "creature who spends money." Seriously, am I crazy for thinking that's so wrong?
This first act definitely shows how the gender roles are played here.
First of, Nora speaks to Helmer like he owns her... like he's her master. There's a woman being passive and submissive. Then you have Helmer talking to Nora like she's his pet. And the biggest gender issue here is how Nora is obsessed with spending money and how she doesn't know how to save any.
Now my second question is... if they were so money tight on money.. how did they afford to have house help? Before Helmer got his big break they said they were in a tough situation with money... but then Helmer just hands Nora another $40 dollars to spend. That doesn't make any sense.
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