The Wild Duck. Journal 2: Lit Topics

I noticed that in this play, Ibsen uses metaphors a lot. He has this ongoing metaphor of the wild duck and even has one of his characters, Gregers, verbally compare the Ekdal's to a wild duck. By doing this he foreshadows what might happen in the play and it also brings about his theme of failure/strained survival in the play.

I also feel like there's maybe a motif of food in this play. They are always talking about bread and butter and not having enough. They talk about how they go through butter fast and not to spread it too thin. I feel like this is important to keep an eye on. Maybe Ibsen is comparing the bread and butter to the lifestyle people. I don't know yet it's just an idea and I am going to watch this throughout the book to see if it amounts to anything.