Thread: Literary Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson
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Old 08-11-2015, 08:51 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl View Post
There seemed to be two main themes of discovery in the book: one based on Nora's self-awareness and the other based on gender stereotyping. Does anyone know if Ibsen's play was the inspiration for the main character's name of Nora?
I was just reading through the various comments again and picked up that no-one had responded to your query Bookworm_Girl. I don't know if that was the case, but it could well be. In a way, Jessica Anderson explored what happened to Ibsen's Nora after the front door closed and she went out to try to live her own life. At the end of the 19th century, it would have been even tougher than it was for Nora Porteous.
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