In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, Nora Helmer undergoes a journey of self-discovery that leads her to leave her marriage. Nora has been controlled by her husband Torvald, who treats her like a doll in a dollhouse. When Torvald's control over Nora is threatened by the revelation of her secret, Nora realizes Torvald sees her as a possession rather than an equal. Nora decides to leave in order to take control of her own life and find her true self outside of the role of doll wife.

1. Nora Self Discovery
An Analysis of Nora Helmer's Journey of Self–Discovery in A Doll's House
Change intro to focus on title Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is an adeptly composed play,
captivating readers immediately with its intriguing title. A Doll's House reflects the idea of
oppression and how women are presented as dolls, being controlled and manipulated by their
owners. Nora Helmer is placed in the position of a doll in a doll's house in her life because of the
overwhelming control her husband, Torvald, has on her life. Torvald's control over finances, Nora's
manipulation while dancing the tarantella and her decision to move out from the "dollhouse", depict
oppression in the Helmer's house. Torvald controls the household expenditure and limits the amount
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Similar to a doll, Torvald controls what Nora wears and how he wants her to act to please
himself. Despite Nora's fear from Torvald sending Krogstad's notice to be sent, she must put on
an act to please Torvald so that he remains content because if he is not happy with Nora's form of
entertainment, she will be forces to dance and do other activities out of her own will. Although
Nora replies frightened to Torvald when he asks if she is dressed yet for the tarantella, she
continues her act of being Torvald's happy, little doll by replying, " I look so nice in [the dress],
Helmer." (Ibsen 202). This dialogue highlights how Nora has learned to hide her flaws by
degrading herself and by praising Torvald's superiority in order to survive in this household. When
Torvald tells Nora to practise the dance, it is so she can later present it to him for his entertainment,
displaying her similarity to a doll in how Torvald uses her for entertainment. Nora's tarantella dance
is an important scene displaying how controlling Torvald is and how much pressure Nora has by
trying to be the perfect trophy wife who Torvald desires Nora to be. When Torvald asks Nora
whether she has practised her dance, she replies with: "I can't do anything unless you help me,
Torvald" (Ibsen 203) and "Sit down and play for me, Torvald dear; criticize me, and show me where
I'm wrong,
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2. Nora Sakari
1. Nora– Sakari: A Proposed JV in Malaysia (Revised)
This case presents the perspective of a Malaysian company, Nora Bhd, which was in the process of
trying to establish a telecommunications joint venture with a Finnish firm, Sakari Oy.
Telecom Malaysia Bhd (TMB), the national telecom company, was given authority by the Malaysian
government to develop the country's telecom infrastructure.
In October 2002, TBM called for tenders to bid on a five–year project worth RM2 billion for
installing digital switching exchanges in various parts of the country. The project also involves
replacing analog circuit switches with digital switches.
Nora Bhd was the one of the leading companies in the telecom industry in Malaysia. Then Nora was
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Throughout the case, as a reader, we felt as if the Sakari negotiators did not trust Nora and did not
believe strongly in the success of the proposed joint venture, which further contributed to the
adherence to their proposed high uncertainty avoidance. Another major issue discussed was related
to arbitration. The both parties agreed to an arbitration process in event of future disputes, they
disagreed on the location for dispute resolution.
Consultants knowledgeable in the culture and business practices of the foreign environment and
who have credibility and contacts in the area of the proposed venture can sometimes be of enormous
benefit in both better understanding the potential deal and in facilitating it. Unfortunately on the day
of negotiation Sakari's senior accountant Solail Pekkarinen was perceived extremely arrogant and
insensitive to the local culture, which tended to value modesty and diplomacy, the Nora team
requested that Sakari ask him to leave the negotiation. It really seems to put the Finnish negotiators
in a ridiculous position. The failed negotiations between Nora and Sakari are that it seemed that
Sakari's negotiators were not as experienced and not as prepared as those representing Nora.
Furthermore the issue of individualism could not be ignored in this case. It is clear that while Nora
was working to
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3. Nora's Downfall
In "A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen, it is a story of Nora who is keeping a secret from her husband,
Torvald Helmer, which can destroy her marriage. She has committed fraud in order to save her
husband from a deadly illness. She never told anyone where she got the money from and is not
ashamed of what she did, despite the consequences. According to Vicki Mahaffey, "She had
privately sacrificed herself to save her husband's life when he was ill, and she was certain that he
would do the same for her if her well being was even threatened" (57). Torvald thinks she is
supposed to be his "doll–wife" (Ibsen 1235), which means she is to be the perfect wife with the
perfect family and home. He became disgusted when he found out what she did, however,...show
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Nora begins to see her husband's true colors and that he is not willing to sacrifice his reputation to
protect her. He wants to punish her by separating the children from her. When Torvald found out that
both his reputation and their secret is safe, he changes his mind and wants things to go back to the
way they were. At first Nora is in shock, but then gets angry about how he treated her and is not
willing to protect her like he should. "Nora thought that each of them would do anything to promote
the well–being of the other, that each would sacrifice the self for the other" (Mahaffey 57). Nora
wants to have a serious talk with her husband about their relationship and how it may not work out.
She realizes that he is pretending to be in love with her and she does not love him anymore. She
told him that their "home's been nothing but a playpen" (Ibsen 1235) and she and the children are
his playthings. Torvald tries to argue with her that she is jumping to conclusions and "accuses her
of hysteria and madness" (Mahaffey 68). Nora told him she is leaving him forever and nothing that
Torvald can say will convince her to stay. She left saying that she wants "a truemarriage" (Ibsen
1238), meaning she wants someone who truly loves
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