And, the town being under a democratic system was what pressured the mayor since the majority rules meaning there would have been heavy criticism by the public, which could lead the town to their demise. The only reason the mayor had to manipulate the public was because it would have forced the town to go into a debt. It is easy to also say that he let his emotions immediately rush to his head causing him to tunnel-vision but, he had all the means to really go through what his plans are for the town. And because Hovstad betrays him, he proceeds to get triggered and goes on to blame the majority and even calls them stupid for believing the mayor instead of listening to him. Stockmann failed to see what could have been accomplished in the long run. Although there were many seemingly corrupt factors, one such as the mayor manipulating the townsmen by forcing Hovstad to cancel the publishing, Dr. He was blinded by his goals and his urge to fix the problem, causing him to disregard facts. In Act III, it is seen that he was plotting to expose the sanitary issues to the public, to prove his point. Stockmann did not even mind the facts presented. As the mayor has said, they can solve it over a few years, but acting immediately will destroy the town’s economy. In reality, there was a very large possibility that the two brothers could have strategized and form a plan to solve the bath which obviously is unsanitary. Stockmann could have seen a bigger picture, and that was to properly defend and support his case in order to convince the mayor. At the town’s supposed state, it was obvious that it was better to repair the baths from time to time rather than rushing into it. After being told again and again that there will be serious repurcussions if they immediately attempt to solve the problem, he disregards their statements, and sticks to his leftist ideas. Stockmann has, is his constant tunnel-vision on the matter. Stemming from that, another flaw that Dr. Yes he has great intentions and has good wishes, but it will result to nothing if he is not able to be realistic and see the bigger picture. Stockmann fails to realize the gravity, and goes on to challenge authority almost instantly without a master plan. In addition, he made it clear that the town’s economy will definitely suffer if the baths stay under renovation for a while, and what makes it worse is that it will take a few years to pay off the debt. In Act II, the mayor clearly stated that completely renovating their main source of income, will bring the town down. Even if he hardly has any negative traits, the one trait that kicked his crotch was his daringness or rashness. However, further down the story, he ended up rushing head first into the problem, without having a master plan, and was made into being the big bad wolf. In Act I, it was evident that he just wanted to serve his town by exposing how unethical the baths were due to its sanitary issues.įurthermore, knowing that the doctor’s brother is the mayor of the town, he even decided to challenge the mayor due to his beliefs and due to him wanting to immediately resolve the issues involving the bath in order to prevent people from getting diseases and what not. Stockmann’s great intentions for the community. Him being too idealistic caused him to be too rash, it made him tunnel-vision on his goal to help society, and eventually made him part from society. It was essential for him to be, as it truly developed the drama and showed that being unreal is a big factor when trying to reform society, especially when the person is at an established position. However, what is more fascinating how much of a dreamer Dr. Stockmann as an example of how corrupt and manipulating it democracy can become. It is amazing how Ibsen tackled it by using Dr. Throughout the play, Ibsen dissects how democracy can be exploited and how dehumanizing it can be. Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” is a great drama that challenges political ideas such as democracy.
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