The Joy of American Sign Language.

Authors Avatar

Benjamin Cocchiaro                                                                (20) Style

Mrs. Cassel, p. 5                                                                (54) Content

English 10, 6.0                                                                (10) Focus

Sunday, February 02, 2003                                                        (16) Organization

Captain of the HMS Pinafore                                                        (20) Conventions

The Joy of American Sign Language

        J.P. Morgan once remarked that “A man has two reasons for what he does- a good one, and a real one.” These words reflect upon the stark difference between appearance and reality. The play, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen illustrates this difference greatly. Set in Norway in the nineteenth century, the play revolves around a middle class woman, Nora, and her struggle with identity and independence. Besides Nora, two other characters exemplify the theme of appearance versus reality in A Doll’s House. Nora’s husband, Torvald, and their family friend, Dr. Rank, both are not all that meets the eye.

Join now!

        Chief among these characters, however, is Nora. The wife of Torvald Helmer, Nora has her life made for her. She has more than enough money due to her husband’s appointment to a high level banking position. She has three lovely children that, in the Victorian spirit, she rarely sees. She has a beautiful house, complete with maid and nanny, and she has a secret. Though Nora seems to be the perfect Victorian wife- dependant upon Torvald for everything to the point that her definition of freedom becomes “To be free, absolutely free. To spend time playing with the children. To ...

This is a preview of the whole essay