Theme Of Sexism In A Doll's House

The play ‘A Doll’s House,’ written by a Norwegian theatre director and poet Henrik Ibsen in 1879, is a story that deals with the oppression of women in 19th century Norway. Ibsen expresses his themes of sexism and the lack of women’s rights through the way Torvald uses language to infantilize Nora. A major theme in the novel ‘A Dolls House’ is sexism. This happens in the novel ‘A Dolls House’ between Helmer, Nora. Nora is oppressed in such way where she has been treated like a child. Sexism shows us the difference between feelings and actions between all the characters in the novel ‘A Dolls House’. People like Trovald and Krogstad have been always sexist. They have oppressed women in many different ways to satisfy them and the appearance in front of society.
Nora is oppressed in such way where she has been preserved like a child. Nora has been coordinated by her husband for most her life. As she says “ I was your little songbird just as before--your doll whom henceforth you would take particular care to protect from the world because she was so weak and fragile” (62). This clearly indicates the way Nora feels, how her husband is viewing her. The fact that she states she is a “doll” indicates that she is an object that is owned by her husband. She isn’t recognized as an independent human in the novel. From the start of the play Helmer patronizes her, treating her as if she were a child. Calling her child like name like “little lark”, “little squirrel” (4), ‘The same little