When did I understand the title, "A Doll's House"? Well that is simple. From the very beginning it was apparent that Torvald treats Nora like a little doll. She is put up in her house with her children, and maid and has a "peachy-keen" life or so it seems.
Within the first couple of lines, Torvald refers to Nora as "my little skylark", "my little squirrel" and "my little singing bird"(1681-82) to name a few. Aside from the fact that this made me nauseous, it is evident that Torvald is the dominator in the household. Furthermore, he seems like a puppet master controlling her every move and talking to her like a baby. Plus, Nora dumbs herself down to the level of a doll with no brain which further adds to my nausea. Overall, this situation is similar to our perceptions of a true doll house. We do not completely know what happens from the outside but we do know that we can manipulate the people (dolls) inside. Torvald does just this. He can manipulate his wife to do and agree with whatever he wants. For this reason, the title is appropriate for the play and entering Act II we may discover even more reasons to critique the play and feel even more nauseous.
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I liked your blog because I gained a good sense of how you felt while reading the first section. Your feelings were very clear. I liked how you included that Torvald is a big reason for Nora's dumbness and she herself does not act that way just because it is her personality. Good Job!! :)
Alex!!
great blog. this is going to make me sound crazy or stupid or both but i actually never even connected the title of the story with the plot. This summed up what the title really means very well! And it made me SO nauseous too when Torvald would call Nora all those names! good points! great job =)
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