Thursday, August 9, 2012

Entry 4


This play is called An Enemy of the People because at the meeting, Mr. Aslaksen, the appointed chairman of the meeting, declared that Dr. Stockmann was an enemy of the people, since he was trying to "destroy" the baths, thereby destroying the town, which makes him the enemy. Dr. Stockmann accepted the name since he knew he was right in saying the water was poisoned and stood by his belief.

The play ends when an angry mob is approaching the Doctor's house, and he is standing by the window waiting for them. It doesn't tell you if the baths are ever fixed and if the Doctor and his family survive the mob- you just to let your imagination finish it for you.

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