Appearance and social acceptance are fundamental characteristics that an average individual tends to underestimate. It may seem that individual morality goes against social appearance, but in terms of value individuals perceive the need for an appearance to convey a sense of belonging. Within two different yet realist dramas, A Doll's House and Death of a Salesman stand out above all else. Henrick Ibsen's A Doll's House embarks on gender adaptation and Victorian-era domesticity at its worst as Nora Helmer's unrealistic marriage falls into her hands, leading to rebellion. Arthur Miller, on the other hand, tells the "tragedy of the common man" through the tragic hero Willy Loman and the "American dream" in Death of a Salesman (Shmoop Editorial Team 4). In comparison, Nora and Willy follow the ethics proposed by society, but in contrast, Nora's will leads to rebellion, while Willy's dramatizing deprivation leads to conformity. Through Nora, Ibsen makes it obvious that the atmosphere arises from the influence of the Victorian era. Domesticity was a central theme, gender division was a common field. Depending on gender, women were given responsibility for children and the home. In addition to the domestic role, women were expected to be completely subservient to their husbands (Shmoop Editorial Team 1). Nora fit perfectly into the social aspects of what was expected at the time. Her complete devotion to Helmer makes it clear that she is acknowledging him as the dominant figure and degrading her own position as a wife. At the beginning of the play, Ibsen describes Nora as secretly eating her husband's biscuits. Helmer states, “Miss Sweet-Tooth was not…the center of the card…she used it to awaken and realize her surroundings. With Helmer's final words of reproach towards her, she realized that the relationship did not include her as a wife or partner. Instead of being completely submissive and devoted to her husband, Nora rebels against society's ideals and prefers herself to her husband's domination. Unlike Nora, Willy chooses to give up his life in the hope that, once he dies, his dream can be realized through his children. To him the way society and the way he walked away was above everything else, but what Willy didn't realize was that he conformed to society's perceived appearance of the American dream and carried it with if. The images and stereotypical atmosphere that society creates for the individual are introduced into thinking, but it is the individual's responsibility to control and maintain the appearance, to personalize it as one's own rather than imitate it..