blog assignment #10 - A doll's house

According to Michael Mayer “There's need for every individual to find out the kind of person he or she really is, and to strive to become that person.” I read a biography about the play, in it, Ibsen was requested to write an alternative ending to the play because it won't play well in German theaters because at the time, which was the 1800's to early 1900's, women were seen as caretakers of their families rather than the bread winners of the family in their society then. "a doll's house" brought about confrontations from many in the society about his work, but he felt that the society sets what they think should be the "norm", and that people are being controlled and being dictated to how to live their lives in the society. He thought every person including man and woman, had the right to self-discovery and self actualization, to be who they wanted to be and an example from the play was when Nora decided to leave Trovald because, she is being taken for granted by him and also she realizes that Trovald is only the marriage for his own selfish reasons. Overall they are all a product of what the society wants them to be and it took that misunderstanding for Nora to realize where she really stand in their relationship.