The Relationship Between Torvald and Nora In Ibsen's "A Doll's House", there are many clues that hint at the kind of marriage Nora and Torvald have. It seems that Nora is a type of doll that is controlled by Torvald. Nora is completely dependent on Torvald. His thoughts and movememts are her thoughts and movements. Nora is a puppet who is dependent on its puppet master for all of its actions. The most obvious example …showed first 75 words of 1044 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1044 total…when the door is slammed, Torvald is no longer exposed to Nora's manipulative nature. He then comes to the realization of what true love and equality are, and that they cannot be achieved with people like Nora and himself together. When everyone finally views males and females as equals, and when neither men nor women overuse their power of gender that society gives them, is when true equality will exist in the world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**