NANE:______________________________________________

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"When I was at home with papa, he tolu me his opinion about eveiything, anu so I hau the same
opinions; anu if I uiffeieu fiom him I concealeu the fact, because he woulu not have likeu it. Be
calleu me his uoll-chilu..I have been youi uoll-wife, just as at home I was papa's uoll-chilu; anu
heie the chiluien have been my uolls. I thought it gieat fun when you playeu with me, just as they
thought it gieat fun when I playeu with them" (Act III).

Beie, Noia explains how she was expecteu to act like a "uoll" (passive uaughtei anu agieeable
wife).

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Dear Doll House

I am not made of plastic. Do you think that just because I am a woman I want
to sit around like a lifeless doll and be told what to do? Do you think that just because
I am a wife I automatically agree with and do anything my husband says? I have
thoughts and desires of my own, and am a living, breathing person! Just because my
father and my husband treat me like I have no say in anything doesnt mean that is
true or just in any way. I have every right to take power over my life and the world
around me. I am sick of living in this doll house where everything is prim and
proper and I am supposed to sit around and get all dressed up, like a doll, just to
impress others. Your walls have confined me all these years, but they wont confine my
soul any longer. I wont be a doll I am going to go out and discover the real person
I am and the real life I want to live.

Sincerely,
Nora - A.K.A. a reasonable human being