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Question
Mention any two terms of endearment Torvald uses to address Nora. Why are these terms thematically significant?
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Solution
- Little lark, my little skylark, my little squirrel, little featherhead, little soul, little spendthrift, little person.
- Diminutive – sense of belittling and control – empty-headed, pretty thing of no real use.
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