When we first read the play Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, we may at first glance focus on the themes of interpersonal relationships and various deceptive acts. However, during the third act, it becomes evident the controversial impact that A Doll House is going to have around the world for years to come. When Nora slams the door on her marriage and therefore on her children, indignation goes around the world. According to A Doll's House by David M. Galens and Lynn M. Spampinato, critics could not believe that a woman "would willingly choose to sacrifice her children in order to seek her own identity." In fact, Galens and Spampinato point out that Ibsen had to write an alternative ending for the play through the direction of its first German production when even the actress refused to play a mother who would leave her children. Galens and Spampinato stated that the alternate ending depicted Nora changing her mind after seeing her children for the last time and that Ibsen considered this alternate ending "a barbaric outrage to be used only in emergencies." According to Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing written by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell, the cultural context in 1879, when the play was first published and performed, prevented "women from voting, from managing their own finances or borrow money on their own.” name (1165). Ibsen's use of symbolism, irony, and realism combine to demonstrate the struggles women faced during the 19th century. The 19th century posed many obstacles for women around the world. According to Eric Foner and John Garraty, in mid-19th century America, women were required to follow common law, which meant everything was just a middle of paper. because many women become bitter and abuse their children. Some have argued that it was actually a sign of strength that Nora made the decision she did (Galens and Spampinato). This may also be reflected in A Doll House, when Torvald tells Nora that when there is deception in the house, it is the children who suffer and that "every breath the children take is filled with the germs of something of degenerate (1: 474). . Torvald then goes on to blame the mother for all the children who go wrong in life (1:476). Then when the nurse tries to bring the children to see Nora, she refuses to see them because she has the revelation that she is guilty of cheating and according to her husband's claims, her children were in danger because of her. Nora says, “Hurt my children!” Poison my house! This is not true. Never. Never in the whole world (1:482,483,485).