Subordinating yourself is easier than to stand up for what you believe in.

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Subordinating yourself is easier than to stand up for what you believe in.

        It is easier to subordinate yourself and believe in what the majority believes in, rather than standing up for your principles. Standing up to what you believe in and sticking to your principles cause problems to the person standing for his believes because the blame will be on that person. Some people realize the consequences and go with the way the majority thinks, others are completely blinded and think that they can face the majority and convince them that his principles and believes are for their own benefit and the sake of the people.  

        In the play An Enemy of the People it is noticed that Dr.Stockmann is a kind of character which stands for it’s believes and principles and wants the best for the town people, he also lives his life to the fullest, a family man a decent and honorable loving character. Dr.Stockmann works for the best of the town people, he wants the majority to know the truth and he struggles to do so, to expose the truth to the public, Dr.Stockmann must face many obstacles on his journey to achieve his goal. Peter Stockmann his brother and the mayor in the play that represents the authority figure, stands as a major obstacle in the journey of what Dr.Stockmann is trying to deliver to the people by exposing the truth to the public. Peter Stockmann is arguing with his younger brother Dr.Stockmann the case of Kirsten Springs and what will happen to the town and its financial income because of such a place that will the be beneficial to the people, this is a method used by Peter to convince Dr.Stockmann that he should accept what the majority believes in, and by trying to talk to Dr.Stockmann from the point which is concerning him the most which is the best for his town, but as we can see Dr.Stockmann is completely blinded and did not think carefully of the consequences. Peter is calm in talking while Dr.Stockmann’s language is tense and he uses sharp words with effective meanings, on the other hand Peter is trying to cover it because he knows the consequences and what will happen at the end, by looking at Dr.Stockmann at that point we can see the exact opposite image of Peter, because any idea that comes into Dr.Stockmann’s mind he would do it without thinking of the issue over and over again, while Peter Stockmann will think of it over and over again as it is shown in the play because Peter knows since the beginning that the end of a person who stands against the flow will be a disaster, so he prefers to go with the flow rather than going in the opposite direction.

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        As the play goes on and the characters start clearing up what they really intend to do and know actually what they want.  The way of thinking through out the play is changing, this happens when the solid majority is behind Dr.Stockmann’s back and in an instance they have changed their minds to what the rest of the town people believe in. Dr.Stockmann asks Hovstad and Aslaksen why did they turn their backs to him when he is in need for their help and support. Going back to the beginning of the play Hovstad tells Dr.Stockmann that he is ...

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