However she later discovers that Torvald would never do the same for her nor would he ever recognize her as his equivalent with his opinions, ideas or worth. He had always treated her like a pet or a child, controlling her in every aspect of her life, from the clothes she wore to the way she went about her daily activities. Torvald even believed that Nora was foolish and naive in the way the world worked, from financial matters to social conduct. Nora therefore abandons her dollhouse, the oppression under which she lives and the inequality imposed by her husband in order to stand on her own two feet. “I was your little wife, just like I was daddy's doll at home. And the children in turn were my dolls. I thought it was fun when you came to play with me, just like they thought it was fun when I came to play with them. This was our wedding, Torvald.” (Ibsen). Nora shatters the only reference to how an oppressive marriage to a man who is demining warps a person, those alterations are transcending catching everyone else in the dangerous cycle of a disillusioned lifestyle. Ibsen uses it to symbolize the oppressive nature highlighted by the way idealized married life was expected, forced and became a limiting factor for women as they were unable to pursue higher achievements.