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
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“The Devil and Tom Walker‚” The Crucible‚ and Transcendentalism Name: ________________________ Per: _____ Date: _____________ “The Devil and Tom Walker” takes place in an area near the Salem witch trials (outside of Boston) and about 30 years after. Think about how “The Devil and Tom Walker” is a reaction against those Puritan times and how it marks a movement towards transcendentalism by completing the graphic organizer. Keep in mind how one movement looks back upon another. Nature | The PuritansThe
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The book Truth and Beauty‚ written by Ann Patchett is a story of her close friendship with famous writer‚ Lucy Grealy. Grealy‚ author of Autobiography of a Face‚ was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma (a type of cancer)‚ in which left her with part of her jaw due to intense chemotherapy. This book gives the true description of the love and loyalty shared by two young women who struggle to find themselves and their purpose as they embark on their journey to become successful writers. The two young
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The Crucible The Crucible is a book that could lead the mind into many different ways. More of a play or act‚ The Crucible has many different themes and subject matters from different opinions. Themes are the primary and original widespread ideas spread in literature. The Crucible‚ takes place in the Puritan Society where people are condemned of witchery‚ guilty or innocent were taken upon very harshly. The Crucible has many different themes‚ as mentioned before. One of the themes is narrow-mindedness
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Ann Hopkins: Harvard Business Case Analysis #1 Ann Hopkins: Harvard Business Case Analysis #1 Why was Ann Hopkins passed over for a partnership? Give examples of events that contributed to her being passed over. The Supreme Court ruled Ann Hopkins was passed over for Price Waterhouse partnership because she was not a feminine woman (Selman and de Llose‚ 1990) calling it sexual discrimination. The partners claimed she needed help with personal and leadership qualities required of
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of the Puritan way of life. Marriage in Puritan society was greatly influenced by the millennium which led men and women to marry for particular reasons. This can be proven throughout Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible where Puritan couples in Salem‚ Massachusetts such as the Proctors‚ Putnams‚ Coreys‚ and Nurses chose to wed because it provided specific roles for each spouse‚ it allowed them to fulfill their religious duty of procreation‚ and also because it gave more authority to women. Specifically
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McCarthyism took place in 1948 between 1956‚ the mid twentieth century. These two proceedings are known as two of the greatest mass tragedies in America. The Crucible is an allegory of McCarthyism or in other words the second Red Scare. During McCarthyism the United States was petrified of Communists influence. Many people in both the Crucible and McCarthyism who feared the court provided names of suspects in an attempt to save themselves. Throughout these two proceedings‚ there is the concept
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The Crucible Reading plays and watching them being performed live on a stage provide two very different representations of the same idea‚ with one highlighting themes that the other might understate or vice versa. While reading The Crucible‚ I found that I while I could easily sympathise with Proctor and his wife‚ I did not emotionally connect to the other convicted characters‚ such as Giles Corey or Goody Nurse. However‚ after watching The Crucible performed on stage‚ I realised that I felt much
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The Crucible The playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ uses the character construction in the play to position the audience to accept the dominant reading of the play‚ which is the concern and dangers of religious fanaticism. The play‚ The Crucible‚ is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. It is based upon the actual events which led to the ‘Salem witch trials’‚ a series of hearings to determine which individuals were in fact practicing witchcraft. The play also conveys parallels to the McCarthyist era‚ during
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Arthur Millers ‘The Crucible’ is an extended metaphor representing the parallels between the Salem witch-hunts and accusations of communism during the McCarthyism era. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the unwarranted persecution of many Americans‚ who were accused of communist ties or associating with Communist governments. Two of the themes presented throughout The Crucible are Witchcraft and Personal Integrity. Miller sets up the parallel between The Crucible and McCarthyism by presenting
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