Entry 3

After reading about the meeting, I thought it was very unfair. The Doctor had set up this meeting for him to speak, yet he was mostly denied this. The Mayor, his own brother, spoke first; he attacked the Doctor, speaking of how he was wrong, trying to destroy the baths, the Health Institute, and the town. After the attacks, the crowd would not let the Doctor plead his case. He was only allowed to speak for a moment and the baths could not be mentioned, which is what the point of the Doctor’s meeting had been. His only supporters were Captain Horster and a drunk, and soon the crowd became violent. The next day he and his family woke up to smashed windows, and rocks scattered around the living room. The glazier was to afraid to fix the windows and a petition went around town saying that whoever signed vowed not to call the Doctor if they became sick. The Captain was kicked off his ship, Petra was fired, and the boys were jumped at school. They were also evicted of their house. Despite all of this, they did not flee to America; they stayed strong to defend themselves against the angry mob approaching their house. I admire their bravery, for I do not think I could stay in such a town, fighting for the truth, in terrible conditions such as these.