Question

helmer: before all else, you are a wife and a mother.
nora: i dont believe that any longer. i believe that before all else i am a reasonable human being, just as you are—or, at all events, that i must try and become one. i know quite well, torvald, that most people would think you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in books; but i can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. i must think over things for myself and get to understand them.
—a doll’s house,
henrik ibsen
which theme is best demonstrated by the evidence in this passage?
○ freedom cannot be purchased.
○ living a lie is not living at all.
○ appearances can be deceiving.
○ equality can be found through love.

Explanation:

The passage from A Doll's House shows Nora rejecting the restrictive gender role (wife/mother first) imposed by Helmer and asserting her identity as an individual human being equal to him. This directly counters the idea of living untruthfully to societal expectations, as she refuses to maintain the false role she was confined to.

Answer:

Living a lie is not living at all.