Your paper should encompass information from 3-4 additional sources. These include mostly peer-reviewed journal articles. You may also use Google Scholar. Please do not google the concepts in order to choose articles as such articles are usually ubiquitous and unscholarly. Please also DO NOT use magazine and Newspaper articles or Wikipedia sources. In fact, I need to get from everyone, a short paragraph explaining exactly HOW each of your chosen sources will assist your research.
In order to alleviate the temptation to plagiarize, I strongly discourage using sources that offer direct analysis of “A Doll’s House.” Instead, find sources that address issues/themes similar to that which you are researching in “A Doll’s House,” or sources that support your claim in a direct and rational manner. It is easy to get sidetracked into a general discussion of the topic. Don’t let that happen to you. In addition, no fiction sources will be allowed; all sources must be non-fiction.
The following are examples of how to make a claim:
Appearance Versus Reality:Even though Nora’s actions would suggest that she is a good wife—as is shown by her decision to move mountains to heal her ailing husband, Torvald, her efforts to help her friend, Mrs. Linde find work, and her efforts to save money to help her family, a closer look at her actions may reveal that she is vindictive and dangerous. Her shady dealing with Krogstad and Dr. Rank, her manipulation of Torvald and Mrs. Linde, and her falsifying of her father’s signature (while he is on his death bed) would all show that she is not what she seems. Nora’s undercover behavior is reflective of (names of people featured in your journal articles or extracted from e.g., court cases, or documentaries or autobiographies) who all appear to be benevolent and upstanding beings but underneath their facades, they are truly evil.
(Be advised that you might also make the claim that although it is Nora or Torvald—or whomever—that appears to have the power in this story, it is Money OR reputation OR social status that appears to have the real power).
Gender Roles and Expectations: Even though in the setting of “A Doll’s House”, Torvald reigns supreme as the ultimate breadwinner, decision maker and authority figure—powers that his patriarchal society would impose on him as opposed to his wife—underneath the surface it is Nora who is the real decision-maker and authority figure in this family. This is clear in the way she—and not her husband—makes all the major decisions such as (highlight some of the decisive decisions and actions that Nora makes—e.g., forging her father’s signature and engaging in business deals, double crossing Krogstad, and attempting to swindle money from Dr. Rank —actions that men are expected to carry out). Nora’s very masculine tendencies are reflective of (names of people featured in your journal articles or extracted from e.g., court cases, or documentaries or autobiographies) whose actions would suggest that they have taken on a more masculine/feminine role in their families contrary to society’s expectations.
