An Enemy of the People

The play An Enemy of the People focuses on the truth and how different characters reveal their feelings about it. Each character is motivated by different things so act in a certain way. Therefore they end up in conflicts due to their opposing views about the truth of the Baths. For example, the Mayor acts the way he does because he’s motivated by money. Doctor Stockmann tries to expose the truth because of his …

…try to defend their ideas. The Mayor’s motivation is entirely based on money, Dr. Stockmann’s motivation is purely the truth, and Katherine’s motivation is just protection of family. These three motivations help each character to develop and shape their character and personality as the play proceeds. In conclusion, it was very interesting to see how people act they way they do due to motivation and the result that comes along with it.