Crucible and The Rapture of Canaan
Extended Text Response Theme: Way of Life
Both The Crucible and Rapture of Canaan have many similar qualities, however they also have some differences. The author of each book developed many themes and even themes inside of themes; one theme that is significant in each book is the customs and way of life. For instance, each community consists of a very religious population; moreover each population has some people who don’t believe as strongly as others. In The Crucible this character would be John Proctor, and in The Rapture of Canaan, the character would be Mustard. One major difference is that The Crucible is a nonfiction text while The Rapture of Canaan is fiction. Despite the fact that the books took place in a different time periods doesn’t mean that they can have similar qualities. The authors of both texts have done a profound job of developing multiple themes in each book.
The Rapture of Canaan and The Crucible have many similarities and differences regarding community life. In the rapture of Canaan, the family owns all of the land and Grandpa Herman controls everything as a pastoral dictator. He chooses the punishments, chooses whom works, and even determines whether or not the community will eat. In Salem, Massachusetts where The Crucible took place, the community is run as a normal town. The only person who can even slightly relate to Grandpa Herman in The Crucible is Reverend Parris. He is the Reverend of the local church and doesn’t control community affairs.
Both of the communities are Christian however their denominations vary, despite the fact that the church of Fire and Brimstone technically isn’t a denomination. In The Crucible, the community is Puritan, and in The Rapture of Canaan, the community is the church of Fire and Brimstone and God’s almighty baptizing wind, which was created by Grandpa Herman after the church that he belonged to split up into many parts. The Puritan Church was all about waiting to go to heaven when you died;
Both The Crucible and Rapture of Canaan have many similar qualities, however they also have some differences. The author of each book developed many themes and even themes inside of themes; one theme that is significant in each book is the customs and way of life. For instance, each community consists of a very religious population; moreover each population has some people who don’t believe as strongly as others. In The Crucible this character would be John Proctor, and in The Rapture of Canaan, the character would be Mustard. One major difference is that The Crucible is a nonfiction text while The Rapture of Canaan is fiction. Despite the fact that the books took place in a different time periods doesn’t mean that they can have similar qualities. The authors of both texts have done a profound job of developing multiple themes in each book.
The Rapture of Canaan and The Crucible have many similarities and differences regarding community life. In the rapture of Canaan, the family owns all of the land and Grandpa Herman controls everything as a pastoral dictator. He chooses the punishments, chooses whom works, and even determines whether or not the community will eat. In Salem, Massachusetts where The Crucible took place, the community is run as a normal town. The only person who can even slightly relate to Grandpa Herman in The Crucible is Reverend Parris. He is the Reverend of the local church and doesn’t control community affairs.
Both of the communities are Christian however their denominations vary, despite the fact that the church of Fire and Brimstone technically isn’t a denomination. In The Crucible, the community is Puritan, and in The Rapture of Canaan, the community is the church of Fire and Brimstone and God’s almighty baptizing wind, which was created by Grandpa Herman after the church that he belonged to split up into many parts. The Puritan Church was all about waiting to go to heaven when you died;
Bibliography: 1. Reynolds, Sheri. The Rapture of Cannan. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. 2. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. N.p.: Penguin Classics, n.d. Print.