Due to the fact that he works in the warehouse and has to put his dreams aside, it seems to make him bitter and unkind to his mother. His mother puts a lot of pressure on him to work and earn money to pay the bills. His mother also always gets angry when he goes out. In the play Tom gets angry at his mother one night after she nags him about going out, some of the things she said were unnecessary, but we all say things we don't mean when we're angry. His mother works trying to sell magazines, but during this time the Great Depression was going on, so it was difficult for everyone who had money. While Nora is trapped in her own situation and circumstances. He has no power or equality in society, nor in his marriage and family. She has a financial obligation, the back loan was done behind her husband's back. To obtain the loan he had forged his father's signature on the bill of exchange. Nora states that she cannot claim her own life or live her own life as long as she remains married to her husband. He goes on to say how he feels all his life he has been playing with as a