In 's
, the macaroons symbolize 's acts of independence and deception. They also
represent 's efforts to control Nora and to treat her like a child.
Eating
the macaroons is Nora's way of disobeying her domineering husband. This act illuminates the
feminine issue in the play. Nora's growth as a person is stultified by her having to hide her
little pleasures and by the demands upon her by Torvald to be his "little sweetheart"
and his "little songbird"his "doll." These sobriquets suggest Nora's
dependence upon her husband and her helplessness. She is placed in...
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