Chopin, Ibsen and Behn.

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This paper reviews the famous stories, "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen and "Oroonoko" by Aphra Behn. The paper provides a discussion and analysis of the different elements utilized in the these stories. According to the paper, it is through the fusion of the self (self-expression) and the society/community (contemplation of a social issue) that a literary work gains importance and significance to society in general.

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"A similar transition from oppression to empowerment occurred in Nora in Ibsen's "A Doll's House." When before Nora was characterized as somewhat whimsical and shallow as a woman and wife to Helmer, she has undergone change when she realized that she is treated like a "little skylark, a doll" whose main source of happiness would only be money and material things. Following a series of indebtedness and desperate pursuit for money to repay Krogstad, Nora experienced self-realization as she experienced the different kinds of treatment given her by her husband, and other men she had encountered. It was then that she realized that like a "doll," she is just a mere 'possession' of these men--to Helmer because of financial dependence, and to Krogstad because he knows a secret that could prove fatal to her marriage once exposed. These conflicts within her and between these men in her life led her to reflect on her self-worth. Eventually, she left Helmer to fully become an individual and woman, independent of Helmer and her family."

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