About Me & The Author of A Doll's House!

Hi everyone! This is my fierce, fabulous, flawless, fresh, and fun blog. Anyway, this year I enjoyed reading The Alchemist the most. There were many important life lessons to learn from and good quotes. I think a lot of things from The Alchemist can be applied to our daily lives, such as enjoying life's journeys. 

On to the author of A Doll's House! Henrick Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in Skien, Norway. He was the oldest of 5 children. His parents were Knud and Marichen Ibsen. His parents were very much into the arts. Their family was in a bit of poverty, because his father was having business problems. The family moved to a farm and at 15 years old, Ibsen stopped school to start working. He started as an apprentice as an apothecary, which is similar to a pharmacist. He worked there 6 years. In 1849, he wrote his first play Catalina. He wrote it from his inspiration, Shakespeare.

He moved to Christiania in 1850 to prepare for an exam to go to The University of Christiania. His play Catalina did not go very far or make much progress. He later met a violinist/ theater manager name Ole Bull who offered him a job as writer and manager for the Norwegian Theater in Bergen. In 1857, he returned to Christiania to run another theater there. It was a very frustrating job there.

In 1862, he left Norway for Italy and continued writing. He wrote plays and about 300 poems. His most famous works are A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler. In 1900 he had a series of strokes which left him unable to write. He passed away on May 23, 1906. His last words were "to the contrary!" He was a literary hero. 
( http://www.biography.com/people/henrik-ibsen-37014 )

I think A Doll's House may be about a family, because of the poverty stricken family Ibsen grew up in. Possibly about the hardships people go through having to grow up quickly. It may be about a rich family or a woman being "a doll". It could also be about childhood, literally being about a doll house and children.