n't have gone on" Clearly, this statement is both false, misleading and hypocritical as later in Act Two he illustrates his feelings when he admits the desire he felt and that it was "The hardest struggle in my life", of which he is proud of that he managed to disobey his feelings and keep his faith with the church.
             Manders is a man who is very subject to public opinion, and throughout Ghosts this is illustrated, showing that with this continual need to be liked, he will never be free from his cultural identity. Early in Ghosts, Manders views the 'free thinking' books that are on Mrs. Alvings table, which he dismisses as 'terrible, subversive, free thinking books'. Manders, although not reading the books, is content to accept the opinions of others, thus implying that his opinions are entirely shaped
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