Dr. Stockmann is a symbol of morality in the play, ‘An Enemy of the People’ With illustrations from the text write an essay on the truth of this statement
- Dr. Stockmann refuses to be blackmailed by Mr. Mortein Kill to say he was wrong so as to inherit his wife’s and children’s shares.
- When Peter tries to persuade him to write a letter of apology so as to consider his situation, he tells his brother, “A free man has no right to mess up with filth.
- When Aslaksen and Hovstad come offering the services of the people’s messenger after they had let him down, he throws them out using an umbrella.
- When everything has gone wrong for him, his landlord has evicted him, Petra has been dismissed from school and the boys have been told to stay at home he decided to educate his own children together with other street children, helped by Petra.
- Determined to stand up and tell the truth about the rot in the community, he continues giving his speech amidst protests and he is not deterred.
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