another major theme in a doll’s house is ownership. torvald owns his wife nora (like a toy or a pet). their relationship is, without real love, a purely contractual agreement that she lives in his world as a dependent of his, not an equal. it’s an “I love you so long as you fit where I want you.” in deciding she wants none of that, in favor of autonomy, she leaves everything behind.
idk idk it makes me think of louis’ music video saga with the “you’re gonna do what I say when I say, got it? good boy” and then they run off with the money in the end
of course there is also the lyric about “playing someone I heard I’m supposed to be… I don’t have to choose anymore”
like. from the beginning they’ve been told they have to be a certain way, they have to go against themselves in order to make it
LITERALLY NONE OF THIS IS NEWS TO ANY OF US BUT FUCK
I've been wondering for the last week whether H is going to take a break after this album. And you bringing up Louis' video and this play (in which Nora leaves in the end) made that thought pop into my head again.
But then I wonder if it's a metaphorical leaving... like, there's a lot of rebirth/water in Harry's work. Is this the last of the facade having to go up and down? Is he leaving his label? Is he leaving behind an old way of seeing himself? Is he leaving behind a version of himself that no longer fits? Am I completely being a clown? LOL!
And absolutely this theme of Harry (and Louis) being told they'll only being loved if they fit into a certain box, is one larries have been talking about for ages. It's how his label has constructed his image (and makes me think of when H wore that Don't Ruin My Fantasy t-shirt being papped on the set of DWD of all places). And Harry being owned by his record label is not a new thought, either. They love him because he does what they want, like a puppet (or a doll). But it's not love. It's ownership and manipulation.
I think I might Give up everything, just ask me to
