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diminutive terms
skylark, your little squirrel, your little bird, your little spendthrift.”
I’ve been your little skylark... I’ve been your little squirrel.”
modifier “little” emphasizes Nora’s role as a submissive figure, dependent on Torvald for validation and purpose.
“We are going to have a wonderful, wonderful Christmas!”
Nora’s attempt to portray an image of domestic bliss contrasts sharply with the reality of her life.
transactional marriage
noras father and her husband = ‘i passed from papas hands into yours’ and ‘ive been your doll wife just as i was papas doll child’
mona caird
victorian marriage ‘ a vexatious failure’ and the ‘economical independence of women is the first condition of a free marriage.