Why did Nora finally run away in Ibsen's A Doll's House?

Ibsen's masterpiece A Doll's House is a three-act play. The script condenses eight years into three days around Christmas, and puts the main dramatic conflict on the plot that Nora is threatened by a hypothetical loan. By tracing back to the protagonist, the whole story is explained, and at the same time, the characteristics of each character in the play are clearly displayed for readers. As the heroine of this three-act drama, Nora's image has become a classic in the history of literature, and Nora's final departure is also considered as a rebellion against the traditional social concept centered on male chauvinism. This article will further explore the image of Nora.

1. Who's Nora?

Nora is an ordinary housewife: she is gentle and kind, and loves her children and husband.

Defend your family to the death.

The script started in a very peaceful family atmosphere. On Christmas Eve, Nora realized

I really prepared a Christmas tree and holiday gifts. My husband affectionately calls himself a "bird" and a "little squirrel", and seems to love Nora very much, making readers envy such a family life. But is this family really as happy as it seems? With the deepening of reading, this is not the case. Readers understand that Nora has been shouldering huge debts alone for eight years.

Nora is an extraordinary woman: she dares to take responsibility and tries her best to defend her family when it encounters setbacks, which is in great contrast with her husband's attitude when he encounters difficulties. Let readers admire this woman's strength and kindness. I found that this woman is not a housewife who only knows how to eat cookies and raise children.

But a woman who has the courage and wisdom to face difficulties.

Nora is a doll in her husband's eyes. She only needs to play the role of a wife and mother. You don't need to have too many ideas and personal opinions.

Second, Nora's growth

Nora's growth is not sudden, nor is it achieved overnight, but she grows step by step in eight years of suffering and matures step by step under the catalysis of the plot. Nora's growth provided the possibility of plot for her final departure, and also paved the way for her awakening. From the beginning, Nora dared to take responsibility for her husband's illness and her father's death. Later, in the face of krogh Stein's threat, she even dared to take responsibility with her life. Readers can see that this woman is not only kind and intelligent, but also has a determined heart.

Nora's growth was promoted by Mrs. Dānlín, krogh Stein and her husband who lived with her day and night, which laid the foundation for her later awakening.

Third, Nora's awakening

This three-act drama didn't let all contradictions break out until the end, reaching the climax of the plot. Will readers feel a little surprised when Nora finally says a series of things that make her husband a little unbelievable? ! How did this family-centered woman suddenly have such a great sense of consciousness and self-awakening

In fact, it is not sudden to read the text carefully. As early as before, Nora hoped for a miracle through her inner description. When she finally decided to die resolutely, she could already see her profound understanding of the great righteousness, but she didn't wait for the miracle she wanted, and her husband was finished.

When the opposition accused her face to face, she realized that her husband could not understand at all, and even had no gratitude to her. After all, she paid the wrong time. From the despair of love at the beginning to the awakening of life at the end, Nora experienced a painful process. But in the end, her departure marked her awakening.

4. What happened after Nora left?

Lu Xun gave a speech on "What happened after Nora left" at the Women's University. He said Nora would either come back or fall. It is true that a person's life is full of hardships. Without an independent economy, a woman will not have an independent right to speak, but if she does not step out of this step, her life will always be a doll.

Think about it from another angle. After Nora left, will her husband Haier Mao be moved and wake up? Readers don't know.

Then we don't know if Nora can live, and how she can live after she leaves. But what happens when countless Nora leaves? !

The script does not tell readers how to solve the problem of inequality between men and women, but ends the whole article with a symbolic gesture of "Nora running away". I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Literature is literature after all, and literature is related to reality, but writers are not sociologists after all.

An analysis of the verb "Nora's image group"

In fact, in different times and regions, the image of "Nora" will appear, and each Nora has its own similarities and differences. What they reflect is nothing more than the awakening of women and the advancement of the feminist movement. We can make a general summary of this kind of image to discuss female literature.

Summary: Nora's image shines in the hall of literature and history because she represents countless women who demand human rights in the same era, and her unique personality charm deeply attracts every reader. The role only has pioneering significance in a specific historical environment, especially Nora's final departure, which shocked not only the puppet husband Haier Mao in the play.