In henrik ibsens a dolls house there are numerous references to dolls. nora mentions how she has bought dolls for her daughter emmy. she also refers to her children as "nice little dolly children" what interpretation of this reference to dolls is the most plausible

The children, and the dolls, are nothing more than playthings. They are there to look nice and dress pretty, but not to do anything other than what their owner wants them to.

They are controlled by the strings of society; enslaved by the husband (and father), Torvald.