The Crucible Thomas Putnam Character Analysis

During The Crucible, a wealthy and influential man named Thomas Putnam took advantage of the witch trials by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying their land. Even though all the issues occurring were terrible, his greed for money and power overtook. In this case, he literally used the sins of others, even though many of the accusations were false, to benefit him directly. Similarly, to the unnamed woman from The Scarlet Letter, Putnam was a hypocrite because he too committed one of the seven sins. The fact that many were recognized as witches, but not him, made him believe he was superior to others and that what he was doing was perfectly acceptable. Within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story, the most important detail is that Hester Prynne committed adultery. Her husband, Roger Chillingworth, sent her ahead to America to start a life for them. Later, she obtained the idea that he got lost
Abigail was once the servant of their household, but was let go after the truth was revealed. Despite being strongly against hypocrisy, he chose to have sex with someone other than his wife. He kept the affair a secret from the town to maintain his reputation. Over time, his sin begins to frustrate him and constantly nag at him. At the end of Act IV, Proctor exclaims, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” Proctor at this point is wrestling with his conscious, whether or not to admit to witchcraft, and save himself. His unwillingness displays his obsession with his good name. This is one of the largest causes for why he feels as though his deeds are tolerable and follows through even when doubting