Imagery symbolically guides the process of self-emancipation for Nora, the protagonist of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Objects like the macaroons, the lamp, the Christmas tree, and costumes represent the movement towards freedom of a woman who was a victim of society. Ibsen painted Nora as a youthful and lovely creature who was brought through life treated as a plaything by both her father and then her husband, Torvald. She must break society's unwritten …showed first 75 words of 646 total…

…showed last 75 words of 646 total…more significantly, Nora was able to overcome her place as a toy doll in her own household. Though Nora's logic is based on her misconceptions, ideals, and dreams, it is Torvald who's overboard and high-minded morality crumbles to petty selfishness in a crisis. Ibsen deals with women's liberation and self-emancipation by showing the characters' internal aspects through images. The refined furnishings of Torvald and Nora's home are reflections of their roles, marriage, and ultimate separation.