At the beginning of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nora quickly hides the macaroons she’s eating from Torvald because he has forbidden her from eating them. What do these macaroons symbolize with regard to Nora's relationship with Torvald?

Respuesta :

If your choices are the following:
A)deceit
B)obedience
C)gluttony
D)restriction

Then the answer is a.

Answer:

deceit

Explanation:

The word "deceit" refers to an erroneous and dishonest procedure. A person who hides something from someone or who disobeys the order of someone is practicing a wrong and dishonest procedure, that is, is practicing "deceit".

In that excerpt, Nora is hiding the macaroons she was eating from Torvald because he forbade her to eat them. Nora is hiding and practicing a dishonest act, disobedience. With this, we can conclude that the macaroons symbolize "deceit" in relation to Nora's relationship with Torvald