Salvation Requires Independence

Charles E Popplestone is a writer and an author who delivered many famous quotes in his life time. He once said that "you have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own salvation". His powerful message deals with the necessity of being independent and living your own life. Nora, a character from Henrick Ibsen's "A Doll's House", deals with this situation. Nora was living a life that she was unhappy with. Despite having children with a husband who recently received a raise, Nora wanted something else. Nora wanted to obtain fortune, education and pride all for herself. As Popplestone said "no one else will do it for you" and in Nora's case this is what she wanted to obtain. A life and an opportunity that she worked for. Nora left her life and her family to follow this goal. A lot of people, including myself, can see this as selfish act to leave your family for the sake of your own dreams, but Nora wanted more and this is what she though was needed to do so. "You must work out your own salvation" is another aspect Nora can be connected to. She was not "living" in her own opinion and needed to find herself away from her family to find her won salvation. The words of Popplestone are prevalent in today's society and with Nora she needed to follow them to obtain life once again.