The Main Character's Inner and Social Conflicts as The Effect of His Idealism to Defend His Discovery About the Town's Bath in Henrik Ibsen's an Enemy of the People

Abstract

Drama, as one form of literary works, besides novel, poctry, short story and soon, is written to be performed on stage. When it performs on stage, the dialogue becomes the most important aspect that it will lead the actors and actress or each character to create their role. In Harry Shaw's Dictionary of Literary Term said that drama is derived from a Greek word (dran) meaning "to do" or "to act", was referred to by Aristoteles by " Imitated human action" (1972:123). In relation with the explanation above Henrik Ibsen as a modern dramatist has a great intention to the social conflict that expresses in his work as in An Enemy of the People. In this play the writer wants to expose about ihe conflict that happen in society which the problems increase from the coopcration between groups in socicty that actually have the same goals to wealth the society itself. Ibsen creates the main character Dr. Stockmann who has a great idealism, but his idealism never sees another part of the practical importance needod by the people. His idealism blinds his mind about the common rules in social life. As an idealist he believes with his ability and his human right to realize his ambition freely.