Nora Helmer

Nora is introduced as our protagonist. She is initially portrayed as a ditzy and superficial woman – a stereotypical image of the Victorian woman. Torvald reinforces this through the use of animal nicknames such as “little skylark” and “little scatterbrain” to establish this innocent image as well as treat her like a child. Because of this coddling, Nora has been living a sheltered life. However, Nora is actually more intelligent than initially introduced. In fact, Nora desires independence. This is hinted when she narrates her experiences of receiving a loan with pride since she was able to save Torvald’s life.