Relativity of the Doll House

 The stereotypical idea of women's roles in society, especially as wives and caretakers of children and order of the house, is still relevant today. The Doll's House highlights how helpless Nora is; Torvald says, " Tonight, I'm totally at your service-- you little helpless thing..." (Doll House 132). It characterizes Nora as a woman who cannot do things without a man's help, and this idea still exists today. However, many people, particularly white males, think that society has evolved from this idea and that women are more equal to men. This is partially due to the lack of being taught or shown in current research on the topic and, in this case, reading about how women "used" to be treated back in the 1870s. Reading this actually hides the fact that women are still being treated as less than men, with the idea that "we've made progress."  Which is true. Women have more rights and opportunities than they did back then, but the wage gap still exists. The point of The Doll's House is important, but there are better, more current works of literature that also teach the same idea and allow us to all see that it's not something of the past, and many women, not only in the U.S., still deal with this.