In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora Helmer is a traditional "angel of the house", she is a human being, but above all a wife and a mother who is devoted to the care of her children and the happiness of her husband. The show is influenced by the Victorian period where the division between men and women was evident and each gender had its own role to conform to. Ibsen's views on these deep-rooted values ​​are what led A Doll's House to become so controversial as the main theme of A Doll's House is the struggle for independence in an otherwise patriarchal society. This theme draws attention to how women are capable of asserting their rights, but do not govern their own lives due to a lack of legal rights and independence. Although Ibsen's play may be thought to focus on the theme of materialism versus people, many critics argue that Ibsen challenges traditional gender roles through his portrayal of Nora and Torvald. Throughout the play Nora faces an internal struggle for self-discovery, which Ibsen creates to demonstrate that women are not simply objects, but intelligent beings who form independent thoughts. The theme of the play is largely centered around independence, as Nora shares her experiences with throughout the beginning of the game. In Act I, it is Christmas Eve and Nora is decorating the house while Dr. Rank and Mrs. Linde visit the house. Nora and Mrs. Linde begin to talk, and Nora begins to remember the time when she and Torvald were first married and she was asked to work to earn extra money because they were having financial difficulties. Nora thinks back to that moment and retains fond memories despite the world of work being seen as a "man's" world; he reveled in the independence of making… middle of paper… would have been unheard of at the time. Ibsen's A Doll's House is one of the most influential works of our time. It shows how society was built for women in the 19th century and continues to educate people about women's rights. Independent thinking, decisions and actions are all part of being human and Nora has determined this through her journey of self-discovery. It wasn't a mistake that Torvald read the letter, it was rather a blessing in disguise for Nora. This play can be interpreted in different ways and in various perspectives, but ultimately Ibsen created this play to attempt to show the inequality within the society he lived in at the time, which he shows through his portrayal of Nora Helmer ; the angel who left the house. Works Cited Ibsen, H. (1992). A doll's house. (Dover Thrift ed., pp. 1-80). New York: Dover Publications Inc.