Theme_Of_Manipulation_In_A_Doll_House

Theme Of Manipulation In A Doll House Theme of Manipulation in A Doll House The mark of a mature person is the ability to make rational decisions for oneself. Complicated choices are what make maturity so hard. Sometimes, even good intentions can lead to a bad decision. In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, decision-making is clouded by the manipulation caused by certain characters. Blackmail, trickery, and tyranny, each a form of manipulation are all used to make seemingly positive decisions by the characters. These decisions lead to complicated situations for these characters where nothing is gained. Manipulation is a form of control over another person without either their consent or knowledge. Examining Torvald, Krogstad, and Nora, one can see that the theme of manipulation of others leads to irrational decisions for them. Torvald is the typical husband of the time of the play. He tries to control his wife and expect her to submit to him. He manipulates her through many different ways. First, he calls her pet names such as "little lark" and "squirrel" and speaks to her in a condescending tone, as if she is a child. He then tries to control her habits so he will not let her eat sweets or spend nora, manipulation, job, torvald, krogstad, control, rank, out, make, lost, dr, decisions, characters, because, tries, through, theme, secure, over, others, love, husband, house, good, form, each, blackmail, back, without, wife, way, trouble, treats, something, shows, shame