Saturday, March 29, 2014

Do women like Nora and men like Torvald from A Doll's House still exist?

As much as women have sought to change their roles in society, advertising, television shows, and movie series have often presented females in subservient positions such as the one in which Nora lives in Ibsen's play.  Certainly, the answer to this question is a subjective one, for it must be based on one's own experiences.  Yet, contemporary ideals of femininity in many countries require that a woman be thin, young, pretty, and willing to subvert her own needs to those of her husband.  Women currently starve themselves to be thin, undergo plastic surgery to look young and pretty, and assume a helpless persona in order to make themselves appealing to men.  Society has taught them that such looks and behaviors are attractive to men.  They also are prone to keep secrets from men, just as Nora did.  Many women even hide purchases from their husbands.

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