In A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Nora Helmer is a traditional "angel in 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 play 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 view of these deeply held values ​​is 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 the fact that women are capable of asserting their own rights, but do not govern their own lives due to the lack of legal rights and independence. Although one might think that Ibsen's play focuses on the theme of materialism against 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 show that women are not mere objects, but intelligent beings who form independent thoughts. The theme of the play centers largely on independence, as Nora shares her experiences with it at the beginning of the play. 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 began to talk, and Nora begins to reminisce about the time when she and Torvald were first married and she had to work to earn extra money because they were having financial difficulties . Nora looks back on this moment and has good memories of it, even if the world of work is considered a “men’s” world; she reveled in the independence of doing... middle of paper ... At the time, it was unheard of. Ibsen's A Doll's House is one of the most influential plays of our time. It shows how society was built for women in the 19th century and continues to raise awareness of women's rights. Independent thought, decisions, and actions are all part of being human, and Nora has determined this throughout her journey to self-discovery. It wasn't a mistake that Torvald read the letter, rather it was a blessing in disguise for Nora. This play can be interpreted in different ways and from various perspectives, but ultimately Ibsen created this play in an attempt to show the inequality within the society he lived in at the time, which he shows by its portrayal of Nora Helmer; the angel who broke away from the house. Works Cited Ibsen, H. (1992). A doll's house. (Dover Thrift ed., pp. 1-80). New York: Dover Publications Inc...