'Objectifying the Doll in a House of Men'

'For thousands of years, birdies control been a run com deariee with small(a) girls for their amusework forcet. It is interesting, then, that within the past few centuries men halt begun to call women their dollys. Is this however an innocent fondle name, or does it hold the ideology that men hold regarding women, dismissing them as mere toys for their diversion? In A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism to prove the consistent vestigial theme as the oppression and objectification of women in the 1800s. \nThe title A Dolls House is the for the first time sign of thematic significance utilise in the play. Nora mentions dolls houses a few multiplication early in the play such(prenominal) as when she buys toy dolls for her daughter and mentions that the feature they were cheap did not matter since they would more or less same(p)ly belong soon. This is an interesting tally as it suggests that Nora is raise her daughter to follow up a incoming life alike to he r own, and foreshadows Nora leaving her keep up and family at the expiry of the play. When Nora refers to her children, she calls them her little dollies. However, the doll metaphor is not padly arrive at until the end of the play. Nora argues to Torvald that both(prenominal) he and her convey treated her like a doll, and uses this as one of the reasons as to why she has compose dissatisfied and dissipated with their marriage. \nAt the pedigree of the play, Nora and her husband Torvald have a password about Noras spending habits. Torvald begins utilise nicknames for Nora such as my little squirrel and my little skylark. The pet names for her a lot begin with little, which belittles Nora and emphasizes her sermon like a child who isnt taken disadvantageously and not considered an equal. Torvald maintains complete control oer Nora and uses her dependence on him to his advantage. He focuses on money and worldly aspects rather than people, to the omen that his sense of m aleness has a account correlation with his fi...'