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Plot Summary of An Enemy of the People
"Dr. Stockmann exposes the hidden shames of the town's health resort when he discovers that the water supply is contaminated.His brother the mayor uses forces of democratic politics hypocritically against the doctor in his appeal to honesty and intergrity. The town's independent news paper, The. Herald together with it's runners cowardly and hypocritically connieve with the mayor to block yhe truth from leaking out to the public. The doctor's own townsfolk cruely turn aginst him, his job and his stay in the town is at stake including any one that supports his move, but he is more than determined to do the right thing for his society."
Kazinda.Naafi, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of An Enemy of the People
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - environmental NUTJOB
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Eastern European
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 ()
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words
Is this a play? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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