Cristy Bardle English 430: Contemporary Writers Dr. Gail S. Corso September 29th‚ 2010 Analysis Paper 1 In the two pieces of work‚ The Crucible and The Catcher in the Rye‚ the tragic effects of the lies that take place by the characters have a big impact in many different ways. The tragedies that occurred in Holden’s life and the depression he has encountered make him want to tell lies because he cannot face reality in The Catcher in the Rye. Most of the Characters in The Crucible are lying
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becomes less obedient to it’s decisions. When the judge finds out that John Proctor‚ an accused witch‚ plows on the Sabbath‚ he becomes disgusted; but Hale questions his authority. "Your Honor‚ I cannot think that you may judge the man on such evidence." (p.78) Hale is slowly starting to see how much authority the judges have that they do not deserve. He is becoming doubtful in their decisions. Hale‚ seeing the danger Mr. Proctor is facing‚ begs‚ "In God’s name‚ sir‚ stop here; send him home and let
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differently from an individual. By doing so it makes people say things that are not true. When someone is told to confess or they will get hang or whipped to death‚ their fear of death pushes them to do whatever they can to avoid this consequence. As Elizabeth‚ Tituba‚ and Betty were into trouble from their superiors‚ they started lying by blurting out‚ “I saw Goody Hawkins with the Devil!”‚ “I saw Goody Bibber with the Devil!”‚ and “I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil”‚ and putting those people’s lives
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as God have not empowered me like Joshua to stop this sun from rising‚ so I cannot withhold from them the perfection of their punishment.” – Judge Danforth. Many might say that John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because he was the one to die‚ I on the other hand believe Reverenad Hale was. Unlike Proctor‚ Reverend Hale fought to protect the innocent people who got accused of witchcraft by telling them to lie even though he was a man of God only because he knew they were innocent. Reverend
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Arthur Miller implements the red herring fallacy to illustrate how people often throw arguments off course by raising an irrelevant issue. During an argument between Putman and Proctor‚ Miller writes‚ “I [Putman] never heard you so worried about society‚ Mr. Proctor. I do not think I saw you at Sabbath meeting since snow flew” (Miller I. 28). Miller shows how Putman effectively derails the conversation‚ preventing the other people from continuing to talk about witchcraft. Miller’s use of the red
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and your beliefs. In The Crucible‚ a prime example of a person with integrity is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth shows her personal purity when she refuses to persuade her husband to confess to crimes of witchcraft. She refuses because she believes that he is good now in God’s light. God‚ to her‚ will show her the right way‚ and she believes that by following God’s moral code she will be right and just. John Proctor‚ Elizabeth’s husband‚ also shows his integrity when he refuses to confess to crimes
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his own household. Miller indirectly characterizes Abigail as being spiteful when Betty says “You did‚ you did! You drank the charm to kill John Procter’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Procter” which shows that Abigail was spiteful of Elizabeth Proctor because she loved John Procter and wanted to be with him instead of her being with him. Miller indirectly characterizes Abigail as being manipulative the way she puts the blame of witchcraft on Tituba when she says “I never called him! Tituba
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maintain his reputation. Over time‚ his sin begins to frustrate him and constantly nag at him. At the end of Act IV‚ Proctor exclaims‚ “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” Proctor at this point is wrestling with his conscious‚ whether or not to admit to witchcraft‚ and save himself. His unwillingness
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“ I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing‚ Elizabeth.” - John Proctor‚ “The Crucible” pg.45. John Proctor tells his wife‚ who is accused of witchcraft‚ that he will not stop until he frees her. This can be compared to the Majestic‚ Peter Appleton‚ the main character in the movie‚ was accused of being a communist. He was driving after he was told he was blacklisted. He crashed his car into a river‚ he lost all of his memory and washed up in a small town. The people in the town thought
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He doesn’t believe Abigail Williams and the other girls. He tries to tell Danforth that John Proctor is innocent but it is too late. Hale becomes so frustrated that he leaves the court. The court has obviously taken the shift towards the girls after Elizabeth Proctor lies about her husband’s affair with Abigail. Once the hangings start to take place and Abigail flees the court realises that they have made the wrong decision. It
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