d constantly has the maid take car of them and put them down and play with them toward the end of the play. Deceit is what gets both Nora and Mrs. Alving in enormous trouble. Nora is lying about all the money she spends is never on her and to pay back a $4,800 debt that she owes to Krogstad. Mrs. Alving has been lying to her son and Mr. Manders all this time about her husband running around on her and then passing a venereal disease on to her son Oswald. Because of the expectations of women when the reveal themselves and tell the truth to their loved ones, they are shunned in a sense and dont want them around. Before either Nora or Mrs. Alving have a chance to defend themselves it seemed hopeless from he beginning. Even though each deceived their significant other they were both out of love and protection! One to save her husbands life in Noras case, and the other to save Oswalds life or to give him the opportunity to have a better more productive life in Mrs. Alvings case.A Doll's House's central theme is secession from society. It is demonstrated by several of its characters breaking away from the social standards of their time and acting on their own terms. No one character demonstrates this better than Nora. During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took care of their children, and made sure everything was perfect around the house. Work, politics, and decisions were left to the males. Nora's first secession from society was when she broke the law and decided to borrow money to pay for her husbands treatment. By doing this, she not only broke the law but she stepped away from the role society had placed on her of being totally dependent on her husband. She proved herself not to be helpless like Torvald implied: "you poor helpless little creature!"Nora's second secession from society was shown by her de...
