An Enemy of the People is a book that revolves around Dr. Thomas Stockmann. Dr. Stockmann is extremely passionate about the public baths in the town he lives in as he discovers that they are contaminated. He also expected recognition from the people about his discovery but instead everyone said he was crazy and was against his findings. Peter Stockmann, who was Dr. Stockmanns brother and also the mayor was very angry with him that he would even bring this up to the people in the town. The mayor was concerned that if this information got out there that the it would affect the financial wellbeing of the town. Toward the end of the book, Peter and Dr. Stockmann had a meeting with people in the town about the baths where Peter forbid Dr. Stockmann to speak of the baths ever again, he was declared an enemy of the people. The book is about standing up for what you believe in even though you may be going against a popular opinion.