One of A Doll"s House"s central theme is secession from society. It is demonstrated by several of its characters breaking away from the social standards of their time and acting on their own terms. No one character demonstrates this better than Nora. During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took care of their children, and made sure everything was perfect around the house. Work, politics, and decisions were left to the males. Nora"s first secession from society was when...
maker. Society would have deemed it a perfect marriage. Ibsen is critical of the fact that a marriage lacked love and understanding, as shown by Torvald becoming angry with Nora for taking the loan and saving him, would be consider as perfect.

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.