In the play "A Dolls House", by Henrik Ibsen, a breakthrough author who put critical spotlights on Victorian era morals, and ethics presented in society, the strength of a woman, not common during Ibsen's time, was portrayed realistically. This realistic plot and what was considered an "immoral conclusion" in the 1800s, brought attention to how a woman in those times could rise up against society's standards. Nora Helmer, the protagonist in this play, is married …showed first 75 words of 2943 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2943 total…the story, and is greatly assisted by certain events, conversations, and realizations which are aided by Mrs. Linde, and Dr. Rank. Her achievement of self-actualization is official when she walks out of the door, leaving Torvald and the children, in order to educate herself, meet the world, and become a better person, with the help of other people that will assist her along her journey to understanding the world, and beginning to think for herself.