Question

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Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll's House
Helmer: Before all else, you are a wife and a mother.
How does Nora's conflict in this excerpt best
demonstrate a difference between life in the late 1800s
and life today?
Nora:I don't believe that any longer. I believe that before
all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are
-or, at all events, that I must try and become one. 1
know quite well, Torvald, that most people would think
you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in
books, but I can no longer content myself vith what
most people say, or with what is found in books. I must
think over things for myself and get to understand them.
Heimer: Can you not understand your place in your own
home? Have you not a reliable guide in such matters as
that?-have you no religion?
Nora I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what
religion is.
O The conflict demonstrates that women are better
suited to be mothers than wives.
O The conflict demonstrates that women are not
inclined to practice a particular religion
The conflict demonstrates that women are expected
to remain in the roles assigned to them
The conflict demonstrates that women are not
expected to get their education from books.
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Answer 1

C. The conflict demonstrates that women are expected

to remain in the roles assigned to them

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll's House, there is a dialogue between Helmer and Nora and they disagree on certain issues, most notably with Nora rejecting the role she was assigned as a mother and wife and first affirming that she is a human being.

Norma's conflict in the novel demonstrates that women are expected

to remain in the roles assigned to them