There are so many different ways you can interpret different stories, as I was thinking about Ms. Linde and Nora and their conversation after Ms. Linde arrived I began to think that maybe growing up Nora has always felt inferior to Ms. Linde and always wanted to be more like her. That could be the reason why she goes off about herself to be like ha I feel like I have ALSO accomplished great things in my life. Nora definitely doesn't really know who she is and is trying to figure herself out. From what I have read I do think Nora has a good heart but is also selfish in a way and makes sure she gets the things that she wants. Oh and one other thought. Just because Nora didn't spend a lot of time with her kids in this act, doesn't mean that she doesn't. I thought it seemed she had a somewhat good relationship with her kids but she also had a lot on her mind which keeps her occupied with other things because she knows she needs to get it fixed. (I hope!)
ladeeda that's just what I have been thinking :)
Thanks for your post, Rebecca. I like what you say about the different sides of Nora. Most of us are trying to figure ourselves out, I think, and I do think most of us are trying to get what we want. In Nora's case, that balance of having a good heart (to the extent that she wanted to save Torvald at any cost) and wanting to do something for herself that makes her feel empowered (borrowing money from Krogstad without telling Torvald) is what makes her so intriguing as a character.
ReplyDeleteI thought Nora was just selfish and stupid after I read this story, but after our discussion in class today I decided that she did the right thing by walking out on her husband. I just wish she would have taken her children... I thought that was a bit harsh and selfish to leave them as well because I don't think they deserved it like her husband did.
ReplyDeleteAs i said in class Rebecca, i think Nora married Torvold too young and never got those experiences in today's society we would consider pivotal to growing up and becoming an adult. Its similar to how you are when you first graduate high school and you don't move out of your parents house and then you meet the LOVE of your life and get married before you really have a chance to figure yourself out. Of course i have known people who find themselves in high school and go to college and marry young and have a great life.
ReplyDeleteBut since we are talking about Nora i think she missed out on the "finding herself" part of her life before she got married to Torvold. Then when she did marry, she became something that Torvold created therefore losing herself because she was never able to find out who she was in the first place.
I also think Nora probably never should have married Torvold in the first place and then she would have been a stronger, mature wife like Mrs. Linde was by having life experiences to help her grow up and mature into a woman. Then she never would have had to leave the children with the nanny.
But since that is not about to happen i think she had no other alternative then to leave him. I think it was wrong of her to cut out her children from her life though. She could have kept contact with them through the nanny that way she wouldn't be influenced by Torvold and still have a connection with her children. But that is only if she really WANTED them to be a part of her life. But what mother would just break all ties with her children? I just can't imagine leaving my future children for anything in the world. The bond a mother has with her children is not one easily broken and a very important relationship to have in life. But i guess that is part of Noras complex character that we cannot begin to understand.
I fell like she is still a child herself and maybe because she never had those life experiences she doesn't really understand how important her relationship with her children is. You know what they say, "a bad mother is better than no mother at all" or is it?