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Parent’s regard and care for their children goes beyond raising them; in some ways, it has a tie to who and what they are to become. It is the parents’ duty to make certain that their children grow up to be model citizens with a strong sense of morality, because one way or the other, children inherit a lot from them. This concept followed the introduction of Darwin’s evolutionary theory in 1859, and thus Ibsen has taken Darwin’s ideology and transformed the concept into one of the major themes of the play, A Doll’s House. Torvald Helmer, one of the main characters of the play, is somewhat “righteous.” He prides himself for earning a comfortable living for himself and his family, and for earning a high status in society, all through honest, hard work. His wife, Nora, is a moral woman, so much so that in the opening of the play, she had this childlike innocence and naivety. Her worst lie could easily have been sneaking macaroons to eat, disobeying her husband’s rules against sweets.
Approximate Word count = 639
Approximate Pages = 2.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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