Kristel Encarnacion's Analysis of "A dolls Housed" Act 2

In act two of this play there are a lot more things going on. It has now  become more apparent to me that when Nora uses the same "cute" or pet like names to refer to herself she has an ulterior motive. She knows that if she acts as if she is fond of the names he calls her he in turn will give in more easily to her desires. As this play goes on I have observed that almost every character has a secret they are hiding, for example Dr.Rank and his hidden love for Nora, Krogstad dark past etc. In this act we continue to see how Nora can be a doll in this play, Torvald enjoys the idea of a beautiful home and a neat appearance but Nora also tells Mrs. Linde that Torvald hates the sight of sewing its quite a contradiction.Its as if he would rather her do nothing and just sit there and look pretty. The other main thing I noticed in this act was how the relationship between Nora and Torvalds resembles the one of child and parent. She often pouts when she wants things in a child like matter, and when she has done something wrong she is afraid Torvald will find out. Nora being afraid that Toravld will find the letter in the mail is similar to when  a child is trying to hide a bad grade on their report card.