In Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, Ibsen presents the reader with a city on the brink of disaster. The tragic reality is that there is a cesspool under the spa, the city's main economic asset and tourist attraction. The cesspool not only poses a danger to the economic health of the city, but it also poses a danger to the health of the city's citizens. The disaster facing the city is caused by the lack of will of the citizens and the inability of the city's leaders to deal with the tragedy of the cesspool. The main cause of the disaster the city is facing are the spineless citizens. They were not willing to stand up to the city leaders and be informed of the truth revealed by Dr. Stockman. Instead, the majority of the town ignores his warning, prompting Dr. Stockman to say, "The main...