Compare and Contrast Nora Vr Tom

However , one could dispute her allegation that all of the culpability rests on the shoulders of her husband and not at all on herself . As far as Tom is concerned , he is stuck taking care of his mother and sister , when he would truly rather be making more of a life for himself , stating I tried to leave you behind me , but I am more faithful than I intended to be (Williams , 1999 , 97 . Tom expresses his irritation with the situation of him being expected to perform all of the duties as the

head of the household , a role which he increasingly rejects . Similar to Nora , he finds himself playing a part which he does not want to be playing . However , a vital difference is that Tom takes responsibility for remaining passively in a role which does not suit him and does not try to place the full blame on other people

Conclusion

Nora and Tom are both characters who find themselves doing the bidding of other people in response to social expectations , rather than following their instincts in living their lives more for themselves While Nora finds herself shaming her husband for her life mistakes , Tom is more apt to shame himself . However , in the end , both characters are able to break free of the gender roles and passivity which have bound them all too closely and dependently to other people . Nora ends up leaving her husband , just as Tom ends up leaving his wife and mother While Nora ends the play on a note of anger and full finger pointing Tome ends the play with a sense of regret that he must leave his family Nora and Tom are able to escape the oppressive forces in their lives yet they have markedly different approaches to assigning fault

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