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      • Nora has chosen to abandon her children and her husband because she wants independence from her roles as mother and wife. In contrast, Mrs. Linde has chosen to abandon her independence to marry Krogstad and take care of his family. She likes having people depend on her, and independence does not seem to fulfill her.
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  2. Quick answer: In A Doll's House, Christine Linde and Nora Helmer are white Norwegian women in their thirties. They were childhood friends who got married to men. Christine, who...

  3. Another difference between the two characters is that Mrs. Linde realizes that she has compromised her independence and freedom much earlier than Nora does. When she, in her youth, decided...

  4. Analysis. Nora’s first conversation with Mrs. Linde plays a key role in establishing Nora’s childlike, self-centered, and insensitive character. Though she purports to be interested in Mrs. Linde’s problems, Nora repeatedly turns the conversation back to her own life with Torvald.

  5. Mrs. Linde represents the variety of ways that women can live fulfilling lives, independent of their husbands. Mrs. Linde acts as a foil to Nora, providing a serious contrast to Nora’s frivolous personality and highlighting the spoiled life Nora leads.

  6. Nora tells Mrs. Linde that Krogstad is a lawyer, and Mrs. Linde reveals that she knew him when he was living in her part of the country. Nora says that Krogstad is a widower who had an unhappy marriage and many children.

  7. Kristine Linde, referred to as Mrs. Linde, is Nora’s friend from school. Prior to the events of A Doll’s House, the two had not seen each other in ten years. Mrs. Linde visits Nora in the...

  8. Nora, on the other hand, looks like a housewife. She fusses about chairs and – as she often does – drifts to the stove, in search of warmth and comfort. Mrs Linde’s function in this scene is a traditional one – she is a confidante . Her dramatic function is to listen to the heroine’s secrets.