Which themes of ibsen's a doll's house are reflected in this excerpt from act 1 of the play? helmer: don't disturb me. (a little later, he opens the door and looks into the room, pen in hand.) bought, did you say? all these things? has my little spendthrift been wasting money again? nora: yes but, torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. this is the first christmas that we have not needed to economise. obedience and control the importance of money deception appearance versus reality breakdown of marriage nextreset

Obedience and control and The importance of money

Explanation:

The "Obedience and control" theme is reflected when Helmer asks Nora the following: "Bought, did you say? All these things? Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?" These lines show how interested Helmer is about what Nora does, however, they don't seem to ask out of curiosity or because they are caring, instead, they express in a sarcastic tone, as if she was surprised and displeased about what Nora did, probably because Nora did not act as Helmer wanted her to act.

And then, Nora seems to recognize some of Helmer's authority because she aims to explain why she bought the things "Yes but, Torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. This is the first Christmas that we have not needed to economise." Furthermore, these lines also show "The importance of money" theme, and how we sometimes have to economize and other times we can "let ourselves go a little" with money.