Yet she later discovers that Torvald would not do the same for her and would never recognize her as equivalent to his own opinions, ideas, or value. He had always treated her like a pet or a child, controlling her in every aspect of her life, from the clothes she wore to the way she went about her daily activities. Torvald even thought Nora was stupid and naive in the way the world worked, from financial matters to social conduct. Nora then abandons her dollhouse, the oppression in which she lives and the inequality imposed by her husband to be able to stand on her own two feet. “I was your doll-wife, just like at home I was daddy’s doll-child. And the children, in turn, were my dolls. I thought it was fun when you came to play with me, just like they thought it was fun when I went to play with them. This was our marriage, Torvald. »(Ibsen). Nora breaks the only reference to how an oppressive marriage to a bomb squad warps a person, these alterations transcend capturing everyone in a dangerous cycle of disillusioned lifestyle. Ibsen uses this to symbolize the oppressive nature highlighted by how idealized married life was expected, forced and became a limiting factor for women since they were unable to pursue higher education.