“Helmer. ‘Has my spendthrift been wasting money again?’…

Nora. ‘Yes, Trovald, we may be a wee bit more reckless now, mayn’t we?  Just a tiny wee bit!” (4)

This quotes shows that Trovald does not trust Nora with money because she will spend it.  Even though it is Christmas time.  Also that Nora asks very carefully if they may spend just “a tiny we bit” more.

     After Nora is blackmailed by Krogstad he relationship with Trovald is pushed to a new level.  Now it is not just keeping him happy and socially represented, but also defending him from her unlawful actions and such repercussions that may result.  Later in Act I when Nora is decorating the tree she is seen sarcastically speaking about this, “I will do everything I can think of to please you, Trovald! –I will sing for you, dance for you…” (25) So here we see that Nora begins to falter after hearing of Krogstad’s blackmail.  She kind of cast off the fact that Korgstad has just threatened her and her family and claims that she will do everything a good wife does.

     Then in Act II we begin to witness Nora’s “friendship” with Dr. Rank.  During one of her meetings with him she deliberately shows him her stocking, “Flesh-colored.  Aren’t they lovely… oh well, you may have leave to look at the legs too.”(39) Today such an action would not seem so out of place as it is in the book.  Nora shares her feet and even legs with Rank as if he was her husband.  This evidence of her growing relationship with Rank and her increasing independence.

I truly hope that this English class is as educational as my last few ones. While my last two English classes have been “entertaining” they have also been in some ways life changing. While, I do not expect this out of this semester I do hope to have a good time and perhaps learn a few “life lessons” from the literature. I’m aware the many English classes revolve around analysis and I am content with that. However, I feel that there are many ideological lessons that can be cultivated without too much symbolism analyses.

What will I need to succeed?

I will need a pencil and possibly some paper.

 The only thing I will need for this class is time. Time to read what is assigned and time for independent books (which I already have a hard time finding). My ideas and experiences are not based on days or hours, there are naturally occurring. I am not like Gatsby, trying constantly to swim upstream to his past. I have found the there is no dam that can be built to stop the river of time. However, I keep my eyes downstream in order to steer my boat properly.