Characters
This character is the protagonist who discovers the contamination of the town’s baths.
Dr. Stockmann
The main conflict in the play revolves around this natural resource that brings both prosperity and danger to the town.
What are the public baths?
Some of the dangers of exposing uncomfortable realities are being labelled as...
what is crazy, untrustworthy, deviant
This is the name of the company used to represent powerful tech companies led by eccentric personality billionaires.
BASH
Both the play and movie highlight this common human quality relative to an obsession with money and power.
Greed
Dr. Stockmann's brother, who opposes him and represents the interests of the town's economy.
Who is Peter Stockmann?
Dr. Stockmann waits to report on the baths for this reason.
He is waiting for scientific proof for accuracy.
This economic system is critiqued through the characters’ debates about economic interests versus public health.
What is capitalism?
This tool is how misinformation and sensationalism affect public perception of scientific issues.
what is the media?
Both the movie and play address the negative influence of public perception using this tool.
what is media?
This character has the "compact majority" on his side and funds the local paper.
Who is Alaskan?
Initially, Dr. Stockmann attempts to tell the citizens the truth about the bath this way.
Through the local news.
Dr. Stockmann's title of "enemy of the people" serves as a symbol of this societal reaction to those who challenge the status quo.
What is scapegoating?
This is the specific global issue that inspired the movie's theme of existential threats to public health and safety.
what is COVID-19
Both the play and movie are characterized by a public that is...
what is Ignorant and misinformed
This character is an idealistic young man who supports Dr. Stockmann until it threatens his interests.
Who is Hovstad?
Dr. Stockmann ultimately faces this societal consequence for exposing the truth about the baths.
What is being labeled an "enemy of the people"?
This theme examines the consequences of scientific discovery when it conflicts with public sentiment and financial interests.
What is the clash between science and public interest?
The phrase "Don't look up" symbolizes society's tendency to ignore uncomfortable truths, representing this broader concept.
what is denial or avoidance?
Both the play and movie treat characters who tell the truth as
public enemies/enemies of the people
This character hosts Dr. Stockmann's speech at his house and ultimately saves him at the end of the play.
In the end of the play, "An Enemy of The People", Captain Horster offers his home to Dr. Stockmann for this purpose.
To live in and use as a schoolhouse to teach "the truth".
The ability to risk everything for the sake of truth is known as this quality or personal characteristic.
what is integrity?
After the comet hits earth, these people survive.
who is President Orlean and her son, Peter Ishwell.
These two characters, one from the play and movie, represent warped authority and the desire for people to conform, even when doing so is against their best interests.
Orlean and Peter Stockmann