Question

read the passage from a dolls house.
helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle.
nora: moving towards the stove as you please, torvald.
helmer: following her come, come, my little skylark must not droop her wings. what is this! is my little squirrel out of temper? taking out his purse. nora, what do you think i have got here?
nora: turning around quickly money!
helmer: there you are. gives her some money. do
how does the author use the character of torvald helmer to explore a social issue?
○ by revealing the changes that can happen to a person who has gotten wealthy quickly
○ by revealing attitudes related to spending and saving that many men held during the victorian era
○ by revealing the bad financial advice that was given to many people in the victorian era
○ by revealing the hardships that fell on many people who lived during the victorian era

Explanation:

Torvald's strict stance against debt/borrowing, paired with his casual provision of money to Nora, reflects the rigid, traditional attitudes toward spending, saving, and financial control that were common among men in the Victorian era. This characterization highlights the gendered and societal norms around finances of that time, which is the social issue explored here. The other options do not align: there is no focus on quick wealth, bad financial advice, or widespread hardships in this passage.

Answer:

by revealing attitudes related to spending and saving that many men held during the Victorian era