, she, in fact, has helped him a great deal and has never asked to be glorified for it, as her husband does. And poor Freddy, he simply followed his mother’s orders unquestioning. When he returns with a cab to rescue his mother and sister they have found another way home! If he would have refused to retrieve a cab he would have been looked at as selfish by them, "And what about us? Are we to stay here all night in this draught, with next to nothing on? You selfish pig-"(Shaw 574). How ironic that the women turned out to be the selfish ones. As far as women and children as trophies go, they are worth nothing if they turn on you. Torvald treated his wife too much like a trophy. "...I set you free from all your obligations. You are not to feel yourself bound in the slightest way,"(Ibsen 67). Nora is leaving Torvald because of his over bearing, father-like attitude toward her. These values are usually two-sided; the man may expect it of himself to uphold his morals when the woman doesn’t expect him to, or the woman may expect the man to uphold the morals when he doesn’t expect himself to. Women, too, have the burden of great expectations from men and other women during Victorian times. First, a woman is obligated to find a wealthy husband to support her because she isn’t supposed to work, she is supposed to polish herself and the other trophies like the home and children. Mrs. Linde’s first marriage is a perfect example of this belief. "And all this-only for the sake of money!"(Ibsen 50). Mrs. Linde was forced to marry a man who could support her and her family because she couldn’t on her own. This belief is also held by professor Higgins in Pygmalion. "I should imagine you wont have much difficulty in settling your-self somewhere or the other,...You might marry, you know"(Shaw 615). Liza is upset because she doesn’t know what she will do now that the experiment is over, Higgins suggest the logical ...
