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American Research Journal of English and Literature

ISSN (Online): 2378-9026

DOI: 10.46568/arjel

Review Article Vol. 1, Issue 1 2014 Open Access

The Impact of Revolutionary Spirits in Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People

Md. Amir Hossain 1

Department of English, IBAIS University, Bangladesh
Abstract
This article attempts to focus on the limitation of societal relationship, individual freedom, helplessness of the bourgeois community, the pelf and power of the corruptive political party, the authoritarian policy of the compact majority, hypocrites and rottenness, the elasticity of individual affinity and kinship in the capitalist society, and everlasting conflict and contrast between truth and false. Here, I have also discussed rebellion, revolution and creation through applying critical comments of Camus as impacted in his famous book, The Rebel. It also bears the testimony of the revolutionary and protesting modes of Ibsen himself through resembling Doctor Stockmann of An Enemy of the People with a view to establishing a pollution and corruption free and fare society and community of his contemporary age. In this article, my purpose is to expose Stockmann as an embodiment of the 19th century Scandinavian bourgeois society and community. It aims at dealing with Ibsen’s hatred attitude towards contemporary bourgeois politics and politicians. It also deals with his fearlessness, adventurous determination and expedition against the then illegal political ruling system and anarchist tradition.