Objectifying the Doll in a House of Men

For thousands of years, boos have been a swindle endureed with littler girls for their amusement. It is elicit, then, that within the past a few(prenominal) centuries men have begun to inspect women their dolls. Is this merely an innocent ducky name, or does it represent the political theory that men hold regarding women, dismissing them as mere toys for their amusement? In A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism to establish the accordant underlying theme as the oppression and objectification of women in the 1800s.\nThe agnomen A Dolls House is the first augury of thematic significance use in the play. Nora mentions dolls houses a few time early in the play such as when she buys toy dolls for her daughter and mentions that the fact they were showy did non matter since they would close worryly break soon. This is an interesting parallel as it suggests that Nora is face lifting her daughter to experience a future life identical to her own, and foreshadows Nora le aving her hubby and family at the end of the play. When Nora refers to her children, she calls them her little dollies. However, the doll metaphor is not alone clear until the end of the play. Nora argues to Torvald that twain he and her father interact her like a doll, and uses this as one of the reasons as to wherefore she has become dissatisfied and upset with their marriage.\nAt the beginning of the play, Nora and her husband Torvald have a discourse about Noras consumption habits. Torvald begins using nicknames for Nora such as my little squirrel and my little lark. The pet names for her oft begin with little, which belittles Nora and emphasizes her treatment like a child who isnt taken seriously and not considered an equal. Torvald maintains complete control everywhere Nora and uses her dependence on him to his advantage. He focuses on money and temporal aspects rather than people, to the point that his gumption of masculinity has a manoeuver correlation with his fi...