Spineless Citizens and Corrupt Politicians Illustrated in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People

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In Henrik Ibsen’s, An Enemy of the People, Ibsen presents the reader with a town on the brink of disaster. The tragic reality is that there is a cesspool underneath the spa, the town’s main economic asset and tourist attraction. Not only is the cesspool a danger to the economic health of the town, but it is also a danger to the health of the town’s citizens. The disaster the city faces is caused by the citizen’s unwillingness and inability of the city leaders to deal with the tragedy of the cesspool. The primary cause of the disaster the town faces is the spineless citizens. They were unwilling to stand up against the town’s leaders and get informed about the truth that Dr. Stockman has exposed. Instead, the majority of the town ignores his warning prompting Dr. Stockman to say “The maj...

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