在《玩偶之家》中，诺拉的觉醒象征着女性追求自由与自我实现的勇气。目睹娇妻被蹂躏的小说

　　Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.