Similarities Between The Crucible And The Great Gatsby

In a book a character’s characteristics help to shape a story into a good plot whether their morals are good or bad. The two characters Mr. Jay Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby has characteristics that are comparable to the character Abigail Williams, from The Crucible. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book that talks about the “Roaring Twenties” and the social problems between the wealthy from a view of an outsider. While, The Crucible by Arthur Miller was about the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. In the books Mr. Gatsby and Abigail Williams both create their own realities, they are stubborn, they are both deeply in love with someone else, and they use their power to their advantage. While others believe that Mr. Gatsby and Sally Owens
Gatsby was madly in love with Daisy Buchanan he was willing to do anything for her like throw extravagant parties and buying a house across the lake from hers so that he could see the green light at the end of her dock. “Gatsby met Daisy while training to be an officer in Louisville, he fell in love with her.” (SparkNotes.com) Not only did he fall in love with her but, she fell in love with him. Mr. Gatsby in the story is revealed as trying to recreate the love between him and Daisy that is just too far gone. She moved on and got a husband and had a child but she is just not happy in the end. On the other hand, Abigail and John Proctor had an affair and Abigail was not willing to let go she continued to reminisce about the times that her and John had. It was from her affair that she decided to do anything to get John’s love. “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor‘s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller 5) Not only did Abigail drink a charm but she also got John’s wife Goody Proctor sent to trial for witch craft. The difference between the two loves is that Gatsby once had a strong connection with Daisy but, Abigail had an affair that she tried to change into more of a