What theme is explored in both passages? Women are strong and do need the support of men.
Raising children is a woman's most important job.
Women are expected to be invisible in society.
Women should take pride in caring for children.

Women are expected to be invisible in society.

Explanation:

In both passages it is shown that a woman is not supposed to be visible in society but is rather supposed to stay home and take care of her husband and children.

This is evidenced by Helmer's shock at Nora leaving home and engaging in actions that would be best for herself instead of her home. Passage two showed more explicit evidence of this with its deduction that a woman's publicity is not something to be admired.

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