In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, things were not as they seemed. It also teaches us a lesson about the consequences of a marriage lacking trust and poor communication. Torvald and Nora's marriage seemed as normal as any other marriage during that time. Torvald earned his bread. Nora was a housewife and took care of their two children. Nora thought that the only thing she needed to be the happiest person on earth was money, and that all her problems would disappear. Since her husband was about to start a new job, she believed that her dream would soon come true. All Nora wanted was to have a good life with her family, but what she didn't know was that her secret would destroy her marriage to Torvald. In the first act we see the way Nora behaves and the way Torvald treats Nora. In front of her husband Nora seems submissive and even behaves in a childish way. When Nora goes to show him the things she bought for the children, he hears her coming and says to Nora “That's my little lark chirping out there. Is my squirrel poking around?" (Ibsen 794). Nora does not care that Torvald named these pets and she even calls herself by the names of these pets. Nora says to her husband "Hm , if you only knew what expenses we larks and squirrels have, Torvald" (Ibsen 796). I believe that Nora, by doing this, gives Torvald consent to continue calling her nicknames. In my opinion this is not normal behavior for a married couple. But it seems that Nora didn't care that Torvald treated her like a child or called her nicknames, what was important to her was the money Torvald was giving her. We can see as the show progresses that Nora was not as innocent as she seems in front of him......in the center of the paper......and could have been saved if these two people had good communication and they trusted each other. Works Cited Goonetilleke, DCRA "A Doll's House: Overview." Reference guide to world literature. Ed. Lesley Henderson. 2nd ed. New York: St. James Press, 1995. Literature Resource Center. Network. December 5, 2013.Ibsen, Henrik. "A doll's house." Michael Mayer. Literature to take away (E-Book). 1st edition. Bedford Books, October 2010. Web December 6, 2013. Kristina, Coop Gordon, et al. “The Interaction of Marital Standards and Communication Patterns: How Does It Contribute to Marital Adjustment?” Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 25.2 (1999): 211-23. ProQuest Central. Network. March 5, 2013. Rosefeldt, Paolo. "Ibsen's A Doll's House." The Explicator 61.2 (2003): 84-5. ProQuest. Network. December 3. 2013.