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Friday, November 23, 2012

Act I of A Doll's House

I enjoyed reading the first act. I like Helmer's character very much. He's hard-working, loving and most importantly, righteous. As for Nora, I did not like her at the beginning but by the end of the first act, I couldn't help but to sympathize with her.
Krogstad has placed her in a very difficult position. How can she tell her husband the truth about her loan and forgary when she knows what his opinion is of those people who commit that crime? She cannot hide it from him though. Helmer seems to love her so much that I think he will be able to look past her mistake.
Also, another reason I don't dislike Nora as much as before is because I now realize how right Helmer and Mrs. Linde are when they say that Nora is a child. Nora is not one of those women that are aware of how corrupt the world really is and how difficult life is. She is not one of those women that chooses to ignore this world, she just simply does not know it. Like children, she indulges in life's pleasures such as her husbands money and spending time with her children because that is all she knows. Her intentions are good and I cannot dislike her for being ignorant or for being too much of a traditional wife for my own liking.

I am looking forward to see how she will handle her problem with Krogstad. I hope that by the end of the play, I am able to say that she went through a personal transformation that allowed her to grow as wife and as a human being.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with what raquel said and i would like to add that this reading is different from the others. Here you have a tradional household, the man is the provider and the woman tend to the needs of the home.

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