An Enemy of the People is a very interesting political piece. Throughout the story, there seems to be a preference towards sudden change within characters, as opposed to gradual, multifaceted change. What I personally found most interesting was the utterly baffling change in heart Dr. Stockmann had near the end of the story. From the beginning, the Dr. was very interested in spreading values to help the common people, or “compact majority”. After he is opposed, harassed, and threatened by the same populous he sought out to help, something snaps in his mind, and his values completely shift. “Dr. Stockmann: ‘The majority never has right on it’s side!'” pg. 59, line 5. Whether warranted or not, this change created quite a bit more intrigue and dimension in the story, as he begins despising the populous, and saying that the only people with true liberal values are those richer and more educated than the general population. After the climax of the story (in which Dr. Stockmann is proposed an enemy of the people), the aftermath leaves him even more changed. For example, he threatens Hovstad and Aslaksen after they show up in his home and tries to push them out of the window with an umbrella. However, despite all of this, his family is happy with him and begin to support him even more. I found this play to be very unconventional in a political sense, as the belief that the only people with left-wing/liberal values are those that are rich seems a bit redundant, however, the unconventional politics were probably just a product of the time it was written. Nonetheless, this was an incredibly interesting play that kept me intrigued until the very last page.