Monday, January 21, 2008

Mrs. Linde is the perfect character foil for Nora, offering a model for her to follow as well as actions for Nora to avoid.

Mrs. Nora, the main character in,"A Doll House", and Mrs. Linde, a side character, are almost exact opposites of each other. They both had rich husbands until Mr. Linde died on Mrs. Linde, than Mrs. Linde became desperate and needed a job. So she came into town looking for Krogstad and found Nora first and told her that she came looking for a job. Than when Mrs. Linde meets Nora she realizes how immature and childish she is and she even tells Nora that she acts like a child. Nora is loaded and really doesn't need to worry about anything and seem to blissfully float through life. While Mrs. Linde on the other hand has to work hard for what she wants.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

A Doll House pgs.261-the end

This was by far the most dramatic part of the story! It was very interesting when Torvald found out about Nora and what she did in the past to save his life. First he completely flips out and says the most horrible things to Nora. But Nora, on the other hand, didn't seem to care what we said to her and was calm and I thought it was strange how composed she was. It seemed as if Nora grew up in a way because she didn't play around or anything. She just came straight out and told Torvald the truth. Then Torvald got the second letter from Krogstad and he gets all mushy-gushy again! I thought it was hilarious and sad at the same time because she realizes she doesn't love him and decides to leave everyone behind in the end.

Monday, January 14, 2008

A Doll House pgs.254-261

In this section of the story Torvald finds out that he and Mrs. Linde still have feelings for each other. Which i find extremely amusing because this play has so many twists and turns that you never know what to expect next! They are talking downstairs while Nora and Torvald are upstairs at a dance. They talk about how Krogstad should just take the letter back and that type of stuff. So in the end Krogstad decides to take it back but never has time to because Nora and Torvald come back. Then Mrs. Linde tells Nora to tell her husband about what she did in the past but she's to stubborn to admit it. In the end it was interesting to read and more secrets were revealed!:D

Sunday, January 13, 2008

A Doll House pgs.245-254

In this section of A Doll House Dr. Rank tells Nora that he loves her and Nora feels uncomfortable about the whole thing. Also, Mr. Krogstad wrote a letter revealing the bad thing that Nora did in her past so that Mr. Torvald will live. Mr. Krogstad is about to give the letter to Mr. Torvald and at the same time Nora is begging him not to and wants him to tear it up. In my opinion this play has many many liars and it seems that that all of the truth is about to be revealed. Pretty much everyone in this story has a secret from the past about each other.

Monday, January 7, 2008

Response to "Trifles"

I thought Triffles was a very interesting play that could qualify as a peice of literature. I thought this because like literature it made me think of the significance of this play. This story caught my attention automatically because there was some suspense and some guy died. I loved the irony that the story contained. The way the ladies just wanted the men to find the evidence fast and get out off there. The irony though, was that the ladies ended up finding all the evidence and figuring out the murder mystery. What stuck out a lot to me was the way the ladies had their little arguments about what they should do and the way the men acted. Than in the end they realize how bad Mrs. Wright had it and they stick up for her. To me this must have taken a great deal of courage because very few people ever stand up to the law. A great story with a fantastic plot and I enjoyed it.