Identity Crisis

The second artifact that I have chosen that I believe pertains to “A Doll’s House” is the novel My Sister’s Keeper. Similar to self-actualization I think there is a theme of identity crisis shown by many different characters. The novel is about a young girl who was created to be a donor baby for her dying sister. The young girl has missed out on several important aspects of life and therefore has not developed an identity. She did not discover what sports she loved to play, the type of music she wanted to listen to, or even the boys she wanted to date. I feel that this connects to several characters in the play. The most obvious is Nora. At first she thought her life was paradise because her husband was healthy and had gotten promoted. Eventually she realized she was trapped by her own marriage and that she did not have one fundamental right given by god, which was freedom. Another character that went through and identity crisis was Krogstad. At first he was portrayed as a slimy, corrupt character. As the novel progresses we learn that he did make a few mistakes but it only went downhill after he lost his true love: Ms. Linde. Ms. Linde was also in an identity crisis aswell. She came to Nora in search of work because that is what she had known her whole life and she needed work to keep herself alive. When she met Krogstad, though, they worked together and began to reunite a lost love between them.

This also pertains to me as well. Right now and especially when I graduate from high school I will enter into an identity crisis. I will search for my place in society and what fits me best. After I have become aware of my destiny I will become a stronger individual like Nora became.