Nora At the beginning of the play, Nora, who in A Doll’s House is the female protagonist, is portrayed like a doll, hence the title of the play. Her husband, Torvald, talks to her like a little girl, using terms such as “little lark” or “little squirrel” or his “song bird” in ways that illustrate his dominance in their relationship. He also makes her seem inferior by making parallels to weak diminutive birds and …showed first 75 words of 948 total…

…showed last 75 words of 948 total…an epiphany, where self-realization and respect is gained. Many of the stories also involve a woman going against the norms of society, making that even harder in their pursuit. Still to this day, women struggle in society, mainly in the work force, to be equals to men. Nora has become and international symbol for women’s rights, and has inspired many women to pursue their own struggles to come to a full sense of themselves.