Social Criticism in a Doll's House and To Kill a MockingbirdIn A Doll's House, Ibsen criticizes the society and lifestyles of that time. Ibsen shows this in Torvold's overwhelming power and control over Nora. This is also seen in the way women are weakened by society. Finally, this is seen in the way Torvold tries to maintain a good reputation among the public. Ibsen criticizes many aspects of society: how the male figure is so dominant in marriage, then how women do not have much of a role in society, and finally how reputation is more important than morality. the marriage between Torvold and Nora is shameful due to Torvold's damning actions. An example of Torvold's dominance was his ban on macarons in the house. Another was the way he dressed her for the costume party. All this time, Nora had been pretty much loyal and listened to everything Torvold had said, and then the one time Torvold had been loyal to Nora and believed her and was on her side, he hadn't not done and instead thought to himself. . This shows how much of a one-sided marriage it was and how much it made fun of society, mainly the morals of the upper class. Next comes criticism of the role of women in society. It was essentially a time when a woman could do nothing for herself. An example from the book is the loan Nora took out to save Torvold's life. Nora could not take out the loan herself because she was a woman and only men could take out loans. A woman could only take out a loan if she had the consent of her husband or father. Due to the fact that she was doing this for Torvold, she went ahead and falsified the documents knowing that it was false and could end up getting her in trouble. This was a complete mockery of society, because even though Nora was doing this to save her husband's life, not only did she not do it out loud, but Torvold later found out that he was not happy that she saved his life, but he was mad about what was happening. it could make him.