Question

Which themes of Ibsen's A Doll's House are reflected in this excerpt from act 1 of the play? HELMER: Don't disturb me. (A little later, he opens the door and looks into the room, pen in hand.) Bought, did you say? All these things? Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again? NORA: Yes but, Torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. This is the first Christmas that we have not needed to economise.Obedience and controlthe importance of moneydeceptionappearance versus realitybreakdown of marriage

Answer 1

The themes of Ibsen's “A Doll's House” which are reflected in the above excerpt from Act 1 of the play are:

Obedience and control

the importance of money

In the first act of “A Doll's House,” Henry Ibsen introduces the main characters of the play and gives a gist of their attitude towards things. Nora has been presented as a housewife who wants to give all the pleasures to her family and herself but is unable to do so because of the lack of money. She feels very excited to buy presents for her children and for the family during Christmas. Though they lack money, still she buys things through credit. Her husband Torvald asks her not to spend too much and calls her a spendthrift.