There is a long history of oppression of women by men in many traditional societies around the world. Society has given women an ideal image to follow: get married, start a family and take care of the family. Some women submit to the image, but some individuals oppose it. In the stories of Hedda Gabler and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, we witness examples of a single individual against an overwhelming society. Nora abandoned her family and marriage to become an independent person without the control of men; while Hedda Gabler chose death as her ultimate solution when threatened with human control. Ibsen's A Doll's House was written in 1879 in a realistic style that depicted life more truthfully, without idealized literary elements. A Doll's House expresses Ibsen's concern for women's rights. It depicts Nora, a woman who appeared as an ideal woman in society, performing activities such as creating a beautiful home and meeting the needs of her husband and children. After a dramatic event broke up her marriage, she finally realized she was a doll figure and left home to search for her own identity. After "A Doll's House", Ibsen wrote another masterpiece, Hedda Gabler. Different from "A Doll's House", it shows none of Ibsen's reforming zeal like the emancipation of women in "A Doll's House". Rather, it is the study of a complex figure, Hedda. Hedda had a deficient moral sense. She manipulated everyone around her, but we still feel sorry for her. This is because she is a tortured figure, stuck in the middle of society, a tormented soul who never understands her own destiny. Ultimately, she chose death as a solution to escape or rebel against her destiny. The...... middle of paper ......strong protest against the double standards imposed in society. It doesn't matter whether Hedda's death is a tragedy or whether Nora ends up meeting a tragic end. The important thing is that two women have the will to challenge society even if they risk failing. Their decisions reflected Ibsen's views and alarmed society about the corruption of traditional society towards women. “A Doll’s House: Nora’s Secession from Society.” OPPAPERS.Com. Np, 02/12/2000. Internet. May 20, 2000. Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Dover Thrift. New York: Dover Publication, INC, 1992. Print. Ibsen, Henrik. “Hedda Gabler.” Norton Anthology of World Literature 2002: 1460-1518. Print.SparkNotes Publishers. “SparkNote on a doll’s house.” » SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Internet. May 6 2010.