it is an angry petty obsession.Several critics also saw Torvald as controlling and obsessive. Each critic noticed the change in Torvalds personality when something was not perfect in his home. Clement Scott said, Helmer is very angry indeed. He forgets all his affection and endearment; he can only think of his personality injury (222). Scott also said, Helmers attitude towards his child-wife is natural but unreasonable (222). Besides being angry towards Nora, Torvald is also controlling. Forbidding Nora from eating candy reveals Torvalds controlling side. Edmund Gosse said, Her doctor and her husband have told her not to give way to her passion for candy in any of its seductive forms (220). He forbids Nora from eating candy because he does not want her teeth to become rotten. This shows how shallow he is. Torvald is so obsessed with Nora being perfect, that he really is not in love with her. Helmer only sees the attractiveness of this love which lies intoxicatingly over her silent farewell(Salome 229). Torvald is mean, shallow, and does not truly love his wife.Not only does Torvald treat Nora badly, but he also treats her like a child. He speaks down to her. Torvald has many pet names for Nora. He says things to her like When did my little squirrel get in?(Ibsen 872). Torvald also says, My little songbird must not do that again!(Ibsen 890). He treats Nora as though she is a caged little pet. Torvald is married to Nora, because she does whatever he says. He treats his wife like a child. He gives her an allowance, and gets angry when she spends too much money. Torvald even calls her a child. He says, You talk like a child(Ibsen 921). Torvald also uses Nora for entertainment. He has her dance around the house and do performances. Nora tells Kristine, And Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan peasant girl and dance the tarantella that I learned in Capri(Ibsen 896). Nora goes along with it too. When she wants a favor from Torvald, she...
