You don't understand the conditions of the world you live in.” (Ibsen 1390). Torvald tries to make her second-guess her decision by making her think that she isn't smart enough to know what she's doing and that she can't take care of herself. He also uses her duties as a wife as a way to guilt trip her. “Aren't these your sacred duties to your husband and children?” (Ibsen 1390). At the time, society's view of women was narrow: “the traditional view of motherhood was for mothers to stay at home. In general, they did not pursue a career but dedicated their lives to managing the home and raising children” (McCaffrey) meaning that society believed that women's sole purpose was to stay at home, be mothers and take care of the house, while the women the men went out and