Crucible Essay Final Draft
Foil and Main Character
Everyone and everything on earth is unique, from the first person born to the last, there will never be two of the same people with the exact same features and characteristics. This is the fundamental basis of a hero and a villain, and even a foil and the main character. All of these relations can be seen as a partnership in which two opposite parties are completely opposite each other hence the term unique. For example, many movies might present different viewpoints from numerous numbers of characters. One example to a foil and main character is the relationship between The Mandarin and Iron Man. They both have vast amounts of knowledge on futuristic technology but very different uses. The false intentions of The Mandarin bring out and further enhance the good unselfish intentions of Iron Man. Most films and novels contain two major views, the foil and the main character. These views are often very contradicting. Arthur Miller does a phenomenal job by indirectly showing the foil and the main character in The Crucible.
Readers can interpret The Crucible in many different ways. One of the major foils is Reverend Parris to John Proctor. Parris is a highly respected man in the society and keeps a pure white name within the government system. However, because of his position Parris has become very selfish and cares about his reputation in the community more than anything else. For example, even though Parris questions Abigail about what she was doing in the forest, he does not want to go and deny that there is no witchcraft being taken place because he fears it will hurt his reputation.
Abigail: Uncle, The rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you 'd best go down and deny yourself. The parlors packed with people, sir. I 'll sit with her.
Abigail knows that many people suspect that the girls committed witchcraft and word is spreading. She tells Reverend Parris that he should go and deny that witchcraft was involved.
Everyone and everything on earth is unique, from the first person born to the last, there will never be two of the same people with the exact same features and characteristics. This is the fundamental basis of a hero and a villain, and even a foil and the main character. All of these relations can be seen as a partnership in which two opposite parties are completely opposite each other hence the term unique. For example, many movies might present different viewpoints from numerous numbers of characters. One example to a foil and main character is the relationship between The Mandarin and Iron Man. They both have vast amounts of knowledge on futuristic technology but very different uses. The false intentions of The Mandarin bring out and further enhance the good unselfish intentions of Iron Man. Most films and novels contain two major views, the foil and the main character. These views are often very contradicting. Arthur Miller does a phenomenal job by indirectly showing the foil and the main character in The Crucible.
Readers can interpret The Crucible in many different ways. One of the major foils is Reverend Parris to John Proctor. Parris is a highly respected man in the society and keeps a pure white name within the government system. However, because of his position Parris has become very selfish and cares about his reputation in the community more than anything else. For example, even though Parris questions Abigail about what she was doing in the forest, he does not want to go and deny that there is no witchcraft being taken place because he fears it will hurt his reputation.
Abigail: Uncle, The rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you 'd best go down and deny yourself. The parlors packed with people, sir. I 'll sit with her.
Abigail knows that many people suspect that the girls committed witchcraft and word is spreading. She tells Reverend Parris that he should go and deny that witchcraft was involved.
Cited: The Crucible by Arthur Miller pages (9-10,110, and 145) Referred to Critical Approaches to Literature handbook History. A&E, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2014 http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials Literary Devices. n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2014 http://literarydevices.net/foil/