s Secret Loan and Awakening of Strength Nora has secretly borrowed money from Krogstad to save Torvald s life She says to Mrs Linde It was I who saved Torvald s life This shows her inner strength But she forged her father s name This is a crime in society She feels proud but also afraid This act begins her awakening She realizes she has the power to act but society calls her dishonest The conflict between her courage and the law becomes part of her self-discovery The Letter-Box and Nora s Fear In Act II suspense grows The Christmas tree looks dead Nora fears the letterbox She cries Torvald Torvald there is no hope for us now Dr Rank confesses his love for her She is shocked and more alone Krogstad drops the letter into the box The truth cannot stay hidden Nora sees that her sacrifice will soon be revealed Her fear leads her closer to discovery She learns that lies cannot save love Torvald s Hypocrisy and Nora s Realization In Act III Torvald reads Krogstad s letter He cries You have destroyed all my happiness He calls her unfit for children Nora had hoped for a miracle She thought Torvald would take her guilt But he only thinks about himself Then Krogstad s second letter arrives Krogstad returns the bond Torvald is relieved He forgives her quickly But Nora sees the truth She says You have never loved me You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me This moment is her self-discovery She understands that her marriage is built on lies Nora s Liberation and the Door Slam Nora now makes her final choice She leaves her children her husband and her home She slams the door behind her The sound is the symbol of her liberation She says she must educate herself She chooses freedom over false love It is painful but it is true Torvald loses his wife The children lose their mother Nora loses her family But she gains herself This is liberation through self-discovery A Doll s House is about Nora s self-discovery and liberation In Act I she plays the role of a doll In Act II she feels fear and suspense In Act III she discovers the truth and chooses freedom Her secret loan Krogstad s letter Torvald s hypocrisy and her final choice create her journey Nora s door slam is the cry of self-discovery and the birth of liberation