Preserving One's Reputation In The Crucible

Preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme in The Crucible. I don’t think that is more important than telling the truth. In my opinion being honest about something makes you look much better than lying about silly things just to have a good name. Yes, having a good name is important but if you don’t do something to ruin your good name then you won’t have to worry about lying to preserve it. In my experience, if you lie to make yourself look better then you just end up making yourself look worse than how started out. If you want to keep your good name then don’t do things that reflect badly on you. One time I had wanted to make myself look good in order to please my mom. So I told her that I had cleaned my room, the kitchen, etc. even