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Drawing your illustrations from the text: An enemy of the people by Ibsen Henrik, Write an essay explaining how the press can be used to perpetuate...

      

Drawing your illustrations from the text: An enemy of the people by Ibsen Henrik,
Write an essay explaining how the press can be used to perpetuate injustice in society

  

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The candidate should understand the meaning of the word “press” and examples of the press like newspapers and people like journalists. The candidates must show understanding of the various examples of injustices in the society that emanates from a manipulative press. Expect a tie to the text “An enemy of the people” by Ibsen.

(PI) The press can be used to oppress some individuals in the society. The journalist refuses to print Dr. Stockmann’s report claiming its mere imagination of the truth. Instead they print a different statement from peter stockman (quote the statement). The Dr. pleads to have the manuscript printed privately. They refuse saying even if he was to offer gold they couldn’t print.

(P ii) The press is used to manipulate the crowd into declaring Dr Stockmann an enemy of the people. - They hijack the meeting and Aslaksen is elected as an official. - They want to deny him freedom of expression till Dr. Stoskmann pretends he has a different topic.
(P iii) The journalists used the press to perpetuate corruption; Aslaksen, Hovstad come to bribe Dr Stockmann in Act five pretending to put the acting newspaper financially to Dr.Stockmann’s disposal now that they understand Morten kill is buying the contaminated baths shares, they want to corrupt Dr Stockmann.
(P iv) The press is used to spread propaganda i.e. it shapes the public’s opinion. The compact majority has no mind of its own; completely loading what the press writes about Dr. Stockmann at captain Horster’s meeting. Two citizens say it’s all in the People’s Messenger Newspaper Dr. Stockman has got it wrong.
They can’t vote on their own i.e. one is asked on whose side are they for. He says,” Let’s wait and see how Aslaksen votes.”

lydiajane74 answered the question on November 9, 2017 at 14:05


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