Question

read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. helmer: before all else, you are a wife and a mother. nora: i don’t 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. helmer: can you not understand your place in your own home? have you not a reliable guide in such matters as that?—have you no religion? nora: i am afraid, torvald, i do not exactly know what religion is how does nora’s conflict in this excerpt best demonstrate a difference between life in the late 1800s and life today? the conflict demonstrates that women are better suited to be mothers than wives the conflict demonstrates that women are not inclined to practice a particular religion. the conflict demonstrates that women are expected to remain in the roles assigned to them. the conflict demonstrates that women are not expected to get their education from books.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Helmer enforcing the late 1800s expectation that a woman's primary identity is as a wife and mother. Nora rejects this, asserting her identity as an individual. This contrasts with modern life, where women are not confined to such rigid assigned roles. The correct option aligns with this core conflict of assigned gender roles in the 1800s versus greater autonomy today.

Answer:

The conflict demonstrates that women are expected to remain in the roles assigned to them.