Michael Meyer, in his biography Henrik Ibsen, says that the play is not so much about women’s rights as about "the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she really is, and to strive to become that person." Support or refute this interpretation?

This question refers to the play A Doll's House by Henry Ibsen.

In this case, I disagree with the statement of Michael Meyer. I believe that it is a mistake to read this play without taking into account the dimension of gender in the experiences of the characters. It is true that the play addresses the need of every person to find out who they really are and strive to reach that goal. However, this is a very different experience for the characters depending on their gender. While the male characters are able to determine their own destiny without much judgement, Nora's options are severely limited. She is judged harshly because of her lack of motherly skills, and the development of her personality is limited by her relationship to the male characters in the story. This is essential to the play, as the bad decisions that Nora makes are a consequence of the limitations that society places on women, which makes them unable to fully develop their own identity.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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