Open Access
American Research Journal of English and Literature
ISSN (Online): 2378-9026
DOI: 10.46568/arjel
The Impact of Revolutionary Spirits in Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People
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.