The Crucible Bandwagone
Everyone lost their minds when they thought all the computers would crash in 2000 because of the “turn of the century” or whatever. It is probable that a lot of people do not know why everyone thought everything would crash simply because of the transition from the year 1999 to 2000, but they did. It is also probable that even a lot of the people going crazy did not know why they were going crazy. But because everyone around them were, they did too. So to sum it up, they bandwagoned. Which is what a lot of people in The Crucible did. Everyone in that play were accusing everyone of witchcraft simply because everyone else was. Pretty stupid, but aye that’s bandwagoning. However, not everyone in The Crucible bandwagoned. An example of one of those
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non-bandwagoners is John Proctor: a man who died for not conforming to local society. Him not wanting to sign his name, standing up for his friends, and his unwillingness to sell out his friends are all responsible for his death during the Salem Witch Trials.
In The Crucible, John Proctor is asked to sign his name on a written confession by the court. However, he decides not to. He does this because he knows if he signs, he would be lying about his friends and himself. Therefore, he would be selling his friends out. So he decides to be a real one and hang as a free man.
An example of John standing up for his friends is in Act 3 when (almost) everyone is in the court and John says he can not drop the charge because that means his friends’ wives are going to hang also. This shows that Proctor is not a snake, which should be respected. He also confesses to adultery to try to save the people who are locked up for witchcraft. This shows that he is so willing to stand up for his friends, that he will even try to bring himself down in order to bring himself up.
But what makes Proctor even more of a real one is when Judge Danforth proposes to him that if he dismisses the charge that the girls are lying about the women, he will not draw any attention to himself and will avoid being prosecuted. A lot of people would probably accept this generous offer, but not John Proctor. Because like said before, John Proctor is a real one, such a real one that his unwillingness to sell out his friends does not even allow himself to be persuaded by the tongue of a snake. Instead, he does what is right - standing up for his friends.
Things have not changed much since the time period of The Crucible.
The government is still pretty corrupt and like M. Gustave once said, there are still only faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. And it is safe to say that John Proctor ends up proving to be one of those faint glimmers. He did not sign his name unlike the court told him to, he stood up for his friends, and he was 100% unwilling to sell them out. This leads to his death; but aye, give me liberty or give me death, right? People messed around and lost their minds in the turn of the century. It was stupid, but understandable and kind of humorous as well. 16 year olds probably loved it just like they would probably love the mass hysteria that occurred in The Crucible. It is the same thing, really. A vast majority of people freak out about something; therefore, every one else decides to freak out too. At this point of the essay, the reader may still be wondering why John Proctor should be treated like Gucci Mane. But after reading what you are about to read you will 100% understand why John should be treated like Gucci. Gucci Mane once said, “Put some respect on my name!” So, the general population did. But if the general population read The Crucible, not only would they put respect on Gucci’s name, but John Proctor’s name as well. Therefore, John Proctor should be treated like Gucci
Mane.
non-bandwagoners is John Proctor: a man who died for not conforming to local society. Him not wanting to sign his name, standing up for his friends, and his unwillingness to sell out his friends are all responsible for his death during the Salem Witch Trials.
In The Crucible, John Proctor is asked to sign his name on a written confession by the court. However, he decides not to. He does this because he knows if he signs, he would be lying about his friends and himself. Therefore, he would be selling his friends out. So he decides to be a real one and hang as a free man.
An example of John standing up for his friends is in Act 3 when (almost) everyone is in the court and John says he can not drop the charge because that means his friends’ wives are going to hang also. This shows that Proctor is not a snake, which should be respected. He also confesses to adultery to try to save the people who are locked up for witchcraft. This shows that he is so willing to stand up for his friends, that he will even try to bring himself down in order to bring himself up.
But what makes Proctor even more of a real one is when Judge Danforth proposes to him that if he dismisses the charge that the girls are lying about the women, he will not draw any attention to himself and will avoid being prosecuted. A lot of people would probably accept this generous offer, but not John Proctor. Because like said before, John Proctor is a real one, such a real one that his unwillingness to sell out his friends does not even allow himself to be persuaded by the tongue of a snake. Instead, he does what is right - standing up for his friends.
Things have not changed much since the time period of The Crucible.
The government is still pretty corrupt and like M. Gustave once said, there are still only faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. And it is safe to say that John Proctor ends up proving to be one of those faint glimmers. He did not sign his name unlike the court told him to, he stood up for his friends, and he was 100% unwilling to sell them out. This leads to his death; but aye, give me liberty or give me death, right? People messed around and lost their minds in the turn of the century. It was stupid, but understandable and kind of humorous as well. 16 year olds probably loved it just like they would probably love the mass hysteria that occurred in The Crucible. It is the same thing, really. A vast majority of people freak out about something; therefore, every one else decides to freak out too. At this point of the essay, the reader may still be wondering why John Proctor should be treated like Gucci Mane. But after reading what you are about to read you will 100% understand why John should be treated like Gucci. Gucci Mane once said, “Put some respect on my name!” So, the general population did. But if the general population read The Crucible, not only would they put respect on Gucci’s name, but John Proctor’s name as well. Therefore, John Proctor should be treated like Gucci
Mane.