Relationships In The 1800's Research Paper

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Relationships in the 1800’s are very different from a typical relationship in the present day. In the 1800’s, when a male and female came together to form a relationship, the male was always superior to the female. During that time, the formation of a relationship gave the male utter control over his partner. Nora and Torvald’s relationship was established during a time where many women accepted their fate of being inferior to males. Since then, women have been challenging that stereotype and demanding equality. One of the prominent differences between a typical relationship now and Nora and Torvald’s relationship is equality. In a typical relationship now, the man and female are partners and share equal responsibilities within their home. Today, it is …show more content…
It seems that for most of Nora's life she's been under the thumb of a man. Another noticeable difference that bounces off equality is Nora’s inability to work or do as she pleased. In a typical relationship now, it is expected that both the male and female work to provide for their family, as today’s society has adapted so the males do not feel a constant pressure to provide as the responsibility is shared. In the present, research shows that more and more men are becoming stay-at home husbands, working from home and raising their children at the same time. A man that stayed at home whilst the woman worked was unheard of during the time of Nora’s and Torvald’s relationship. Instead, during the time of Nora and Torvald’s relationship, it was expected that the female took care of all the housekeeping, whilst the male worked to support the family. Unlike a typical relationship in the present day, Nora had to go behind her husband’s back to work. In the novel, she mentions how she found work to do that occupied her late until night, even when tired she would work as it gave her pleasure to sit there working and earning money