A Doll's House Act I

First person point of view throughout Act I. A narrator describes the setting and it seems to be Christmas time around late 1870's. The protagonist, Nora Helmer, is a very upbeat optimistic wife that loves to shop, but for others. Torvald Helmer (husband) is very strict with her about money but only because of the hardships they seem to have had before he received a new job at a bank. The mood seems to change when an old friend of Nora, Mrs. Linde (confidant), comes and asks for her help. After awhile of talking of the trouble both women have had, the protagonist tells the confidant of how she came about helping her husband recover from a sickness. When the antagonist, Nils Krogstad, comes into the story, he only manages to ruin all the hopes Nora had about paying off the loan and about how happy they will all be with the money they will receive. The once chipper and excited wife becomes worried and stressed. She now has to think of a way her secret won't get to her husband which makes her ration and save even more money then she had to before.



This story has me wondering what is going to happen next. I like this feeling because it keeps me interested at all times. I don't find it boring at all because Nora seems to be a very funny and fun person with a "can do" attitude. She also seems to have secrets coming out every second which keeps the story interesting.