How is the living doll's house from the 1800s indicative of the values ​​of Norwegian and European society? A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen plays a patronizing role towards the oppressive standards of Norwegian society during the late 1800s. The phrase "doll's house" is used throughout the novel to represent the ongoing struggle of living one on one in a family , where frankly women always have to report to and work for the man of the house. In the novel, Nora Helmer is described as the "doll" of the house: the perfect wife that her husband desires, but who is dying inside, feeling trapped and isolated from her surroundings and reality. Nora tries to keep to herself, but continues to live in fear of social and moral oppression. While laws were still introduced to enhance the expectations and roles of members of society, the ideologies behind domination and submission were prominent. Considering the lack of female representation in the judicial and legal systems, women have been limited to dealing with laws and decisions made by men and conduct evaluated from a male perspective. During this rush towards freedom and repression, women were trapped in the authority they had outside of their domestic sphere – which reiterates the idea that women were treated as nothing more than property. The living dollhouse of the 1800s showed the subjugated status of women in society, legal evaluation by male authority, and the state of social oppression. A doll's house had a moral stand that started a feud between different parties (genders) in the novel. The male characters in the book, especially John, played an important role in influencing the behavior and actions of the female characters. Such a role put the plot of the novel in a negative air. A Dol......middle of paper......evolution of said behaviors and attitudes. Dominance and submission were quite introverted topics during this time and impacted many families in Europe. However, we can see an improvement in these attitudes in today's Europe. Since the laws were still in force in the 19th century, justice and women's rights have clearly improved in judicial systems not only in Europe, but also around the world. As important as social and moral values ​​are, women around the world are clearly working to destroy stigma and build a new representative working class for all women, regardless of any limiting factors. A Doll's House clearly aims to express stigmas and society and suggest improvements towards a better future for all. Works Cited Ibsen, Henrik. "A doll's house." Four great theatrical works. Trans. R. Farquharson Sharp. New York: Bantam, 1959. 3-68. Press.