Abstract

The famous play A Doll’s House by Henrick Ibsen tackles issues of marriage, the roles of men and women, and society beliefs. It is considered a classic piece of literature. The chief character, Nora, is a female who battles to become an autonomous person by breaking out the social norms. The portrayal of its protagonist, Nora Helmer, in A Doll’s House, for the purpose of studying her expectations as well as her character’s traits in order to paint a picture of an independent and individual woman. Nora has personified the image of a female character who defies patriarchy and paves her own way, therefore, discarding all of the conventional gender roles. The present study will examine Nora’s presentation in this play as an independent woman , where it focuses on the vital moments  as well as Ibsen’s use of the literary tropes for conveying this. The play’s protagonist is a housewife who lives a seemingly perfect life with her husband and her kids, by proceeding further in the play, it is actually revealed that the main character , Nora, feels trapped in surroundings limiting her independent status and individuality, which set up the play’s culmination, where she makes the decision of living alone after separating from her family. Despite that, the play features another female type, Nora, who is viewed  as an individual defying the social conventions of the day and challenging traditional women’s roles as mothers and wives for the purpose of attaining her independence.