Term Papers on The Role Of Women

Term Paper Title	The Role Of Women
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The Role of Women

The role of women has changed dramatically within the last century. The changing role has influenced the actions of many women. This change has been written about by many authors in many different settings and time periods. One of these works show the importance of society in the changes, "A Doll's House," by Henrik Ibsen . Ibsen uses the characters Nora and Christine to explain the role of society on women and their corresponding reactions. Society's influences on women’s actions are shown by a search for self-identity, dishonesty, and control by men.
The self-discovery of characters provides insight to how the actions of women are
Changed by society. In "A Doll's House," Nora must discover who she is, her personality and character; in order to leave Torvald at the conclusion of the play. She must gain a sense of control of her life to overcome the pressures of society. "As I am now, I am no
wife for you" (Ibsen 67) Nora states in a realization of her need for discovery. The time of the play was between 1870-1880, a time when a separate identity in women was not a welcomed event. Ibsen uses this controversy to bring about a type of revolution, or at least a suggestion for it, in a biased time. He uses his characters to show the actions of women are affected by society. The idea of self-discovery does not only include Nora,
but Christine in Ibsen's play. Christine also plays an important role in conforming to society's beliefs. She accommodates all the ideas and pressures of society with ideas such as marriage, careers, and children. To the people of this era, marriage was a must for survival, careers for women were rare and children were greatly encouraged. Christine tries so hard to "fit in" to the beliefs and will of the society, and is, however unsuccessful. "Poor Christine, you are a widow?" (Ibsen 8). "And no children?" (Ibsen 8). Christine was almost a symbol of society by unwillingly being the opposite of that of which is expected. Ibsen uses the contrast between Nora and Christine and ...

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