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…Written during the Victorian era, the controversial play, “A Doll’s House” by Henrick Isben, features a female protagonist seeking individuality (Tornquist, 5). During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves…

…The Professor’s House: A Loss of Identity In Willa Cather’s The Professor’s House, we see a changing persona in Godfrey St. Peter. Early in the story, St. Peter is a man continually looking and preparing for his future, a man who holds dear…

…In "To Build a Fire," Jack London expresses his perspective of the multitude of greenhorns who flocked to the yukon in a rush for gold. It is evident that he believed that these newcomers were too inexperienced and blinded by gold fever to survive…

…on January 8. The tradition began when, on that date, Isabel received word that her grandfather was dying. She was so moved by the news that she began composing a letter which turned into her first novel, The House of Spirits. Since then, Allende has not started…

…The play A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is concerned with the conflict between social lie and duty. This play is about women's need for independence and her obligations to family and society. We can easily recognize sacrifice and guiltlessness…

…Wolf, Margery 1968 The House of Lim. Englewood Cliffs. Prentice Hall Reviewed by: The House of Lim by Margery Wolf is a first hand account of the daily lives and family structure of a Chinese family living in Taiwan in the early 1960s. Margery Wolf…

…The Doll House: Nora’s Coming out Party Many of our choices and the things one does in a lifetime can be directly based on what society perceives to be proper. The choices one makes based on society’s views, may sometimes have no logic…

…The Doll House: Nora’s Coming out Party Many of our choices and the things one does in a lifetime can be directly based on what society perceives to be proper. The choices one makes based on society’s views, may sometimes have no logic to support them…

…Kristine Linden functions as a confidant in the play A Doll’s House, for her long-time friend Edna. She acts as a friend that holds onto Edna’s secrets, a supporter of Edna’s choices and a helper when Edna moves houses. On page 52, Edna admits her…

…A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen portrayed the protagonist (Nora Helmer) of A Doll's House as someone who went through a series of trials and tribulations. As the story developes she realizes that she is unsatisfied with the stereotypical role…