DH1.Questions+11-15


 * 11. How is Nora's self-centeredness illustrated in her initial conversation with Mrs. Linde?**

When Mrs. Linde is first recognized by Nora, Nora dominates the conversation between the two women. Nora proceeds to create excuses about neglecting her friend even after the death of Mr. Linde, saying that “[she] kept postponing [writing to Mrs. Linde], and something always interfered” (pg. 49). In addition, instead of sympathizing with Mrs. Linde’s plight and showing some sensitivity, she boasts about her ‘three lovely children” and the “huge salary and lost of commissions” that Torvald will receive that will enable her to have “not a care in the world” (pg 49). all of which Kristine lacks.


 * 12. More exposition occurs when Nora discusses Helmer's early career with Mrs. Linde. What does the audience learn?**


 * 13. About what behavioral problem does Mrs. Linde chide Nora?**

Mrs. Linde expresses that Nora is very childlike because she has not had to experience any hardships. Mrs. Linde discusses the hardships that she has had to experience for instance marrying someone that she did not care about because she needed to support her mother and brothers and also being left with no money at all. Mrs. Linde feels that Nora, on the other hand has had it very easy because she has a husband who can support her and has just gotten a better job, while also having three children and not having to do very much work.

During her conversation with Mrs. Linde, Nora declares that she had borrowed four thousand and eight hundred crowns in order to pay for the trip’s expenses to Italy. She describes in detail how she had been secretly saving money bit by bit to repay the loan in installments. Though she is deceiving Torvald, she believes her actions are of good intentions. She reasons that if Helmer found out about the loan, he would be hurt or humiliated.
 * 14. What does Nora reveal about how she and Helmer have managed financially?**

Mrs. Linde admits that she never loved Mr. Linde, but only married him because of his wealth. She had to take care of her mother and her two younger brothers, so under that situation, she decided to marry Mr. Linde. After Mr. Linde’s death, Mrs. Linde had to “scrape up a living with a little shop and a little teaching and whatever [she] could find” (p51) until her mother passed away and her younger brothers could take care of themselves. However, instead of feeling free, Mrs. Linde felt “unspeakably empty” (p51), because she had “nothing to live for now” (p51), thus she decides to come to Nora in hopes of finding herself a job at Torvald’s bank.
 * 15. What does Mrs. Linde admit about her marriage?**


 * DH1.Questions 16-20**