The importance of the doll's house Christmas tree is how it relates to the character of Nora. The purpose of a Christmas tree is to look good to impress people who enter your home. A Christmas tree is usually the first thing you notice when you enter a room. The bright Christmas tree lights and brightly colored ornaments immediately catch your attention. I think Ibsen is trying to relate the two things together. Just like the Christmas tree, Nora is the first thing people notice when they enter your home. Nora's purpose in the house is to impress those who come to visit. She has a bright smile and a cheerful personality that can't seem to be ignored. It's not expected to do much beyond looking good. They have a maid who takes care of the children and Torvald is the one who goes to work to make them happen. Another way to look at the relationship between Nora and the tree is to hide it with nice things to cover the truth. A Christmas tree is ugly in itself; once you decorate it, the change from ugly to beautiful happens. No one would just want to see it next to a naked Christmas tree in their home. Once those decorations are removed, it will slowly go back to being ugly. Just as Nora hides the tree's ugliness, she does the same with her lies. He collects his father's signature to get a loan. He needs to hide the ugliness of the lie he made to save Torvald's life. She