Stereotypical+Marriage+Roles

When it comes to marriage the roles of what each gender is required to do is already assumed. The husband is typically seen as the breadwinner and the leader of the family, while the woman trails behind as the follower. The woman is expected to take care of the home, raise the children, and do whatever it is her husband desires. Now a days the stereotypes of husband and wife aren't as prominent, with many women joining the work force and being successful, but up until the mid 1900's these roles were what was expected of a married couple. In Ibsen's A Doll House, these stereotypical roles are portrayed by both Torvald and Nora. Torvald is the husband with a good job, and Nora is the doting wife who is treated like a child by Torvald. media type="custom" key="9389662" width="294" height="294" align="right" The woman seen in this cart is representing the sterotcal gender role of women in marriage. She is ironing and in the kitchen doing housework.