In the play, "A Doll's House," by Henrik Ibsen, protagonist Nora talks of what she views as the "greatest miracle." She explains that this miracle would have to occur for her to consider moving forward in her life with her husband, Torvald, and their children. Nora repeatedly mentions these "miracles" throughout the course of the play, intertwined with her comments regarding what Torvald seems incapable of bringing to the marriage and family. As the play goes on, you realize that Nora idolizes Torvald because she believes that he is the source of power in her view on their relationship. She seems to do all that she can to make his life enjoyable and enlightening, but he is the divine being of the marriage. As Nora gets trapped in her deal with Krogstad, Torvald directly confronts her with the crime she has committed and completely withdraws his support of her. In Nora's eyes, this only draws attention to how Torvald is the source of her success or failure. When he receives the letter that Krogstad decided not to blackmail Nora, he only refers to himself as being saved and doesn't think twice about Nora's well being. Nora has a personal awakening and comes to the conclusion that she isn't a fully realized person. Nora believes that we has to spend time away from Torvald to figure out who she is instead of being his doll. She realizes that she is like a child who is totally dependent on a parent for physical and emotional support. This time, instead of waiting for another one of Torvald's "miracles  of approval, Nora decides to leave him and live her own life dependently. She understands that she needs to educated and learn to rely on only herself and she is willing to do that only without Torvald providing support. She says "it would take the greatest miracle of all  to restore their marriage. This means that Torvald would actually have to love her and not treat as if she were a possession or property to him. He would need a w