Question

How does Nora’s conflict in this excerpt best demonstrate a difference between life in the late 1800s and life today?

Answer 1

C. The conflict demonstrates that women are expected to remain in the roles assigned to them.

Answer 2

Nora’s conflict demonstrates that women are expected to remain in the roles assigned to them. That is a difference between life in the late 1800s and life today. Option C is correct.

A Doll's House is a three-act play written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen. The play is relevant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway did not have reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world.