Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen 's A Doll 's House ' is the story of Nora Helmer and the events that led to her independence . At the end of the play , Nora decides to leave her husband , Torvald . One central event ultimately led to her decision to leave : Krogstad 's blackmailing of Nora in regards to Nora 's illegal borrowing of money in to travel with Torvald to Italy for a cure for his illness . Nora 's predicament led to a major life change . Nora had to leave at the end of the play because she realized

who her husband really was , and what her life actually turned out to be

Nora began her awakening when she started secretly working to pay back the money she borrowed illegally for her and Torvald 's trip to Italy to cure Torvald of his illness . This event led to her fully realizing that her life was not what it should be . Toward the end of the play , when Nora had made up her mind to leave Torvald , she states , I lived by doing tricks for you , Torvald . But that 's the way you wanted it . You and Daddy did me a great wrong . It 's your fault that I 've never made anything of my life (Ibsen 1879 /1998 , act 3 80 . From this statement , it is obvious that Nora finally realized the truth about her life . She acted the part of a child , only living to first her father , then her husband

Toward the...