piece.The message of the play almost sounds fatalist, crying the tale of woe and imprisonment all of humankind is forced to endure. We may either live a socially acceptable life and remain confined and miserable within or seek the freedom of living truthfully and face the destruction of outside forces. This the conundrum faced by humans living together as a society. There will always be others to tell you what is right or wrong and yet there are no absolutes. What is deemed right for one may not necessarily be right for another. Ibsen understood this enigma of the human psyche and created scenes of a real nature upon the stage. A Doll's House's central theme of secession from society was made to be critical of society's view on women and marriage. Ibsen used Nora's secessions, as an example to illustrate that society's expectations of a woman's role in society and marriage were incorrect. Her decision to leave was the exclamation point on his critical view of society. As in Ghosts, a mothers morals can take over maybe not for the best outcome, but have the worlds best intension behind her actions. There was nothing Mrs. Alving could have done to save her son from getting the venereal disease because of unworthy husband....
