------------------------------------------------- THE CRUCIBLE ESSAY ‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller and my related material ‘Happy Feet’ by George Miller is true to this statement “Understanding nourishes belonging…a lack of understanding prevents it” that represents the interpretation of belonging. To define belong is to have the correct personal and social assets to be a member of a particular group or it could be to fit a particular environment. By a sense of place‚ people you
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I was very surprised to learn that my plot selection was the Crucible by Arthur Miller written in 1953. My mind went to some of the modern day issues we face in the twenty first century. I became astonished when I realized what the actual story entailed. The scenario I had in my mind from the plot was so far off from the play the Crucible.
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without fault.” John Proctor and The Crucible are great examples of what Joseph Smith Jr. said. “I do not wrongs that I am charged with doing… No man lives without faults‚” these words are the essence of The Crucible. He has done wrong‚ just like all the others. They are not being charged with what they’ve done wrong though. They’re being charged with witchcraft. Though‚ Proctor can be arrogant‚ and tempered at times he tries his best to do what’s right. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has done his share
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The Skewed Role of Women in The Crucible The outlook on gender roles in today’s advanced society is in drastic contrast to the views portrayed in The Crucible‚ set in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ depicts women as weak creatures‚ who are expected to submit to men‚ and whose only access to power is through dishonest means. None of the females in The Crucible possess extreme power‚ but the truthful‚ pure-hearted‚ and family oriented women seem to be even
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The Crucible and McCarthyism Arthur Miller lived through the Red Scare‚ also known as McCarthyism. After living through this era and being one of the accused communists Miller wrote the book titled The Crucible in 1952. This book told the story of the Salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation. The book ultimately became an allegory devoted solely to McCarthyism. In The Crucible uses situations such as the actual trials‚ direct comparisons from
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Imagine your whole city looks up to you. Everyone comes to you for advice‚ uses you as an example‚ you are the most popular of the popular at school. Well‚ what if one day as you are walking down the hall to your 5th-period class with your friends‚ you saw the weird kid that everyone made fun of tripped‚ causing his papers to fly into the air and fall like confetti? You have the choice of helping him‚ or not. If you help him you would lose all of the respect you have worked hard for and earned. If
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Symbols of the Crucible The Doll - What original started of as an innocent gift from a scared little girl turned into tangible evidence to put poor Mrs. Goody Proctor away for good. Mary Warren‚ a feeble minded follower who almost has a heart‚ manages to do something admirable by making Goody Proctor a nice doll. Later in the novel Abigail Williams accuses Goody of witchcraft. The deciding factor that convicts Goody is the doll. Dolls have always been associated with evil‚ witchcraft‚ and voodoo
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Intolerance is not a new idea as can be seen in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller‚ which takes place in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. The Puritans specialized in narrow-minded beliefs as anyone who did not conform to their ideals was not tolerated in their society. Without their ignorance‚ it would have been much harder for the Witch Trials to occur if they did at all. It may seem like dangerous intolerance is an ancient concept‚ but discrimination lives on in today’s society.
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play is a good choice because it has a double meaning. A crucible is a situation in which someone or something is severely tested. It also is a container used in the process of heating and melting metals to separate the valuable metals from the not so valuable. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail is most responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation by the end of act 1 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. In act 1 of Arthur Miller’s The crucible‚ Abigail is the most responsible for the witchcraft hysteria
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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote it because in the 1950’s many things were happening to him that caused him to relate to the Salem witch trials. This is the historical evidence given in the overture. The modern issues which is individual freedom U.S conformity in the play. This showed how The Crucible was a different time period but the modern issues were reflecting the old ones. Another piece of historical evidence is Miller wrote the play to connect his real life where Senator
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