A Doll's House By: Allison E-mail: zipall@aol.com Today a reader might find it hard to imagine how daring Nora Helmer was a hundred years ago. The theme of women’s liberation makes this story seem almost contemporary. This was considered a controversial play featuring a woman seeking individuality. “A Doll’s House” was the play that made Ibsen world famous. It was written well ahead of its time. In Ibsen’s time it …showed first 75 words of 3108 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3108 total…character that stood for women’s freedom. She showed the women of her time that they should be able to share their thoughts and opinions. She slams the door of her doll house to show that she was putting away childish things and taking her rightful place in the adult world. As soon as she slams the door Torvald realizes what true love and equality are. He realizes that he never had that with Nora.