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... character, and this is easy to see through the language she uses in the dialogue with Helmer. Nora refuses to implement the obedient and passive nature that Helmer is accustomed to and plainly says "I don't love you any longer" showing the extent of the change in Nora's character. Nora is the only character in the play that is referred to buy their first name, important because it shows that Nora has the lowest social status and this is reflected in the language that other characters use when addressing her. Helmer's language throughout the play hardly changes. Nora is called a number of names by Helmer that are all diminutive. He uses a lot of animal imagery in the names he calls Nora and all are small and weak in nature. These include, "Little Songbird" "Squirrel" "Little Person and "Squanderbird". Helmer consistently uses the word 'little' before the names he ...
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