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During the time in which A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took care of their children, and made sure everything was perfect arou ....

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.... of its actions. Her carefree spirit and somewhat childish manners are shown throughout the play with statements from Torvald such as, \\"Is that my little lark twittering out there?\\" (1). \\"Is it my little squirrel bustling about?\\" (2). A lark is a happy, carefree bird, and if you are to squirrel away something, you are hiding or storing it, kind of like what Nora is doing with her bag of macaroons. It seems childish that Nora must hide things such as macaroons from her husband, but if she didn\\'t and he found out, she would be deceiving him and going against his wishes which would be socially wrong. As the play goes on, Nora seems to tran ....