"Enemy of the People"

While watching, “Enemy of the People” one main idea that stuck out to me was something I learned in my Ethics class with Dr. Joe Davis. It is the statement that truth is not afraid of questions. Through out the play the mayor, Peter Stockmann, continually denies his brother of asking any questions or even speaking his own opinions to the town people. If the mayor truly had nothing to hide, he should not be afraid of his brother, Dr. Stockmann, asking questions about the cities spring. Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” This being the case, Jesus was never afraid of having people question Him because he always had an answer. Pharisees tried to trick Him with their twisted questions, but He never backed down because He knew He held the truth. In this same way the Mayor of the town should have no problem answering some questions and letting the water get tested if he held the truth in his own actions. The townspeople should have realized something was wrong as soon as the Dr’s freedom of speech was taken away. I attempted to paint Act 2, Scene 2 in the Captain Horster’s house where the townspeople and mayor deny Dr. Stockmann of telling his discoveries of the towns spring.