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Plot Summary of A Doll's House
"Torvald Helmer has finally gotten the promotion he always dreamed of. His wife, Nora, is also happy but there's one problem: years ago, one of the bank's employees lent her the necessary money to heal Torvald from a disease that could have killed him. This employee threatens Nora to tell Helmer about the money she still owes, but she must stop this, since Helmer is too proud to be in debt.

Helmer finds out anyway, and insults Nora. Nora can't believe that the man she loved so much, the very same man that treated her like a 'doll', has said such awful things. Nora leaves Helmer and her children. For good? Time will tell, an independent Nora claims."

Augusto Wong Campos, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of A Doll's House
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - marriage/relationship going to pieces
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 (a little)
Europe Yes
European country: - Baltic States
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Is this a play? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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A Marriage Settlement by Honoré de Balzac
Middlemarch by George Eliot


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