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"Dollhouse" has as its protagonists Torvald and Nora Helmer, a well-off couple who married for eight years and has three children.
During the Christmas season, the family is notified of the career advancement of Torvald, who on New Year would be named director of the bank where he works. As a result, his wife expressed her relief at not having the pressure of the savings but Torvald advised her to be careful, because his first new salary of the position, will give him three months later.
Amid these changes, appears on the scene Christine Linde, Nora's friend coming to visit after ten years of absence. During that time, she married a wealthy man, but when he died, she inherited nothing and was forced to find jobs to support his mother and siblings. Far from being relieved by this action, Christine experience an inner emptiness and the need to get a new job, (por lo cual)why her friend offers to help.
In turn, Nora tells her how he has so far been her married life and in that context, he confesses to having forged the signature of his own father to travel to Italy with her husband and their first child, a attitude that, after being discovered by a lawyer, has become a victim of extortion.
Later, Torvald learns of the fraud committed by his wife and he accused her of being a liar and hypocrite. However, choose to hide the fact that their social standing did not see dotted.(Sin embargo, decide ocultar el hecho para que su reputación social no se vea salpicada)
In this context, counsel Torvald Krogstad is approaching once again but this time, to make known his decision to forgive Nora. Thereafter, the husband decides to apologize to his wife and resume his apparent marital happiness regardless of Nora who will now experience a sense of disillusionment with the selfish behavior of their partner. Tired of being treated like a doll, she decides to leave her family convinced her inability to educate their children without forms herself.
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This is curious. One of my favorite readings is "The Doll's House", by Neil Gaiman. A completely different story (more fantasy and SF), but also a very recommendable one.
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