In nineteenth century Europe, marriage was considered a bond between a man and a woman. However, the nature of that bond at that time is very different from the nature of marriage in the world today. In the nineteenth century, the Women's Rights movement was still in its infant stages, and a woman's role in a relationship was very different then their roles today. In A Doll's House, there were two contrasting relationships that were truly able to demonstrate the nature of a woman's place in society.
             Nora and Christine were very much like polar opposites when it came to their personal lives and demeanor. Nora spent her life pampered and loved. She grew up with a father that belittled her, and she married a man that treated her the same as her father. (Ibsen, 63) She never truly grew up until the end of the play, and she never 'came into herself' until the play's conclusion. Nora spent her life as a child.
             On the other hand, Christine spent her life working hard and supporting her family. She worked to support her mother and her children. She married a rich man to ensure that her family would be given a good life. Christine understood the meaning of hard work, maturity, and endurance.
             However, near the end of the book, both of these women undergo a drastic change. Christine changes from a diligent, downcast, poor, hardworking soul into a woman in love, and goes off and marries Krogstad. On the other hand, Nora undergoes an unbelievable transformation. In fact, Nora's change borders on the miraculous. She changes from a lightheaded dimwit with no real purpose in life and no true character into an introspective independent woman that wants to explore the world on her own. Nora's revolutionary rediscovery is practically unbelievable. Many critics have appropriately claimed that it would be entirely unrealistic for a woman with a mindset like Nora's to change so su...