In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, he explores the obstacles of social indifference imposed on women in a male-oriented society. A time when a wife named Nora Helmer had to raise children and keep the house tidy, without understanding things like money or business. So when she secretly forges her father's signature to borrow a large sum of money from a seemingly evil man named Nils Krogstad, she is no longer a "featherhead" or a "doll", as she is called. her husband Torvald. She becomes bold and tenacious and favors love over law. And then with the arrival of her friend Kristine Linde, who suggests that Nora will have a difficult future when she finally realizes that her marriage is based on deception. Kristine had married for financial security reasons instead of her beloved Nils, but in the end they are reunited as equals. Unlike Nora and Torvald's marriage, Nora learned that she would never be happy unless she left her marriage and that she was just a mold of someone her husband wanted her to be. . Without a doubt, Ibsen's play reveals self-determination in many of the characters. In the following paragraphs, self-determination is revealed in Mrs. Linde and Krogstad. Mrs. Linde had denied him the possibility of true love and self-determination by marrying for financial security, Krogstad wishes for a fresh start to regain a good reputation in his community, and both benefit from their self-determination by being reunited together. At first, Krogstad plays the antagonist by blackmailing Nora in order to keep her job at the bank. However, Nora's husband fires him and Krogstad is pushed even further when he threatens Nora: "Within a year, I will be the manager's right-hand man." It will be Nils Krogstad, no... in the middle of a sheet... a shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreckage", Mrs Linde: "Two people on the same wreck would withstand better luck than each on his own side"(Literature for Life 1184-1185). Ultimately, Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House was not only about a seemingly normal housewife who becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied with her condescending husband, but also about the self-determination of the characters Krogstad and Mrs. Linde. Thanks to their determination, they were able to find happiness and faith in their lives and in themselves. Mrs. Linde was given a second chance at true love, Krogstad was able to make a fresh start in his life, and they both reunited for their new journey ahead.Works CitedIbsen, Henrik. “A doll’s house.” Literature for life. Ed. XJ Kennedy, Dana Gioia and Nina Revoyr. New York: Pearson. 2013. 1146. Print.