The Crucible
Until recently, our nation has not wanted to discuss the dilemmas that the American public has endured. However, in Authur Miller's play, The Crucible, the moral obstacles of a young colonial town is the plot of the story, concluding with the consequences of their actions. Reverend Samuel Parris is an older man in his mid-forties trying to perceive himself as a proper man of the cloth. Outside the town of Salem lives a farmer and his wife, John and Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor who always viewed himself as foolish, yet always tried to conduct himself in a proper manner. In this play, they are two of the most visible characters and are also the same people who have to face their own hypocrisy. In early America, the colonials used religion as a way to keep the populace together. In a way it was the seam of a town and the church was the key to keeping society strong. Therefore, the position of the reverend was very respectable and the person who held this status had to meet the dignified standards that was set by the elite families in the community. When Samuel Parris became the reverend of Salem he tried his best to win the citizens over into believing that he fit the correct mold of a proper man of the cloth. Howeve
Greed and the belief that he was better than the other individuals in Salem were just so of the moral dilemmas that Reverend Parris possessed. As a graduate of Havard College, he was a very educated man and, "left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord."(29) Although it was never clearly expressed, the reader may get the impression that Parris is not satisfied with the wage that he received for being the most important man in the town. He believed that a man in his position deserved more and that serving the Lord should entitle him to a higher income. However, condescending to the message that the Bible portrays and as a result the people in the settlement do not respect him, as they should. "I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him (Parris) preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more." (28&29) John chose to blame everyone else but himself for the perception the populace had for him. r, his own personal greed and eagerness to be accepted by his peers became the sharp pin that busted the reputation that he had tried so hard to achieve. As the town of Salem used their religion as a way to bind the families in the community together, anyone who was not in regular attendance was seen as a threat to the quality of life in Salem. John Proctor was a farmer with a sharp tongue and was not afraid to
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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