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Introduction
Torvald is concerned about what people think of him and he does not like it when Nora suggests that he takes a loan for the trip. Krogstad wants people to respect him and he needs to maintain the bank job. Everyone seems to be concerned about what the community thinks about them as it will either bring them respect or shame.
Illustrations
Preserving the respect of the community preoccupies the characters in A Doll's House. Nora hides the fact that she is taking a loan from Torvald as he would not want to be seen as a man who is unable to provide.
Nora tells Mrs Linde that she is just like the people who think of Nora as being incapable of anything serious and she will prove to them that she too has something to be proud of, In the end, it is Nora who leaves and refuses to think of the community. She is concerned with educating herself and discovering who she really is. This is a symbol of her liberation. When the secret is finally out about the money, Torvald is very angry about Nora's deceit, He blames her for betraying him and he tells her that they will not separate but will live like brother and sister so that he maintains a good reputation.
Mrs Linde marries a man she does not love so that she can be seen to provide for her ailing mother and be able to take care of her brothers. She cannot live with the thought of not taking care of other people and she asks Krogstad to allow her to be the mother of his children and take care of him and the children.
Krogstad wants to maintain a job at the bank and he blackmails Nora to ask her husband to give him his job back so as to maintain his status and respect. He tells her that a few years back he had an indiscretion and after that every way seemed to be closed as people found out about it. He wants the job to try and win as much respect as he can in the town as his sons are also growing.
Dr Rank is sick and dying but he maintains a demeanor for the public as he does not want them to learn of his imminent death. He does not want people to know that he is dying and he even goes to the Tarantella and is quite jolly even though he is unwell.
Conclusion
People seem to worry about what others think of them and the respect they get. Torvald is willing to live unhappily so that people may think he is happily married. Only Nora decides to leave and not worry of what others think a sign of her liberation.
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