09/01/2009

An Enemy of the People

I have found a classic play about whistleblowing.  "An Enemy of the People" was written by Norwegian playwright Henrick Ibsen in 1882. 

"An Enemy of the People addresses the irrational tendencies of the masses, and the hypocritical and corrupt nature of the political system that they support. It is the story of one brave man's struggle to do the right thing and speak the truth in the face of extreme social intolerance. The play's protagonist, Dr Stockmann, represents the playwright's own voice." from Wikipedia

Click here to read more about the play.

Horwitz, Jane, "He's Met the 'Enemy', and It is..., The Washington Post, August 15, 2006.

You can read the whole play on this site, "http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2446."

Quote

"The strongest man in the world is the man who stands most alone."

Sep 1, 2009 11:22:18 PM | Books, Whistleblowers

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