I’ll use it in a sentence for you. ‘When it comes to words‚ Hassan is an imbecile.’’’(Hosseni‚ 2003‚ p.29). This is a clear example of selfishness‚ for Amir did not want Hassan to know all the things he knew. There was a gap between them‚ and Amir liked it that way. He did not want to change the fact that Hassan was‚ in a way‚ below him. Furthermore‚ Amir’s selfishness is reflected upon the way Amir wanted his father only for himself. Every time he could‚ Amir would make excuses just so that his father
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Hannah Youssef Mrs. Press Period 2 English 10 H The Crucible Essay The play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller is a cautionary tale. Miller warns his audience that the witch hunts and the Salem Witch Trials was a very tragic time period and we must not mimic what had occurred in the past in 1692. This affected many aspects of people’s lives. It cautions us to keep history from repeating itself. A way to prevent this is to avoid tolerance against ignorant power hungry officials at all cost so that
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Brenda Mburu Mr. Martin English III 27 February 2013 From Powerless to Powerful In the crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ the Salem Witch Trial of 1692 was a open trial where anyone can come and make accusations. The accusers gained an abundant of power over the court and over the accused. Since the girls‚ Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis started the accusations they went from having no power to being the most powerful characters. The witch trials empower individuals
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In 1692 nineteen men and women and two dogs were convicted and hanged for witchcraft in a small village in eastern Massachusetts. By the standards of our own time‚ if not of that‚ it was a minor event‚ a spasm of judicial violence that was concluded within a matter of months. The bodies were buried in shallow graves or not at all‚ as a further indication that the convicted had not only forfeited participation in the community of man in this life‚ but in the community of saints in the next. Just how
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Irony in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible there is a severe amount of irony during the Salem witch trials. The idea of the witch trials was to find peace in Salem but dolefully brought conflict and death to the community. There are numerous events that pertain irony such as Elizabeth lying to the court about her husband committing adultery‚ how the society was supposed to be moral but is very greedy and cold‚ and how the court system is not based on justice but merely about gaining
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to hide. Therefore the discovery of secrets also induces fear. Fear‚ whether it be fear of life‚ or reputation‚ can heavily influence the actions of society. It possess the ability to impair the judgement and actions of people. Similarly‚ in The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the townspeople are completely ruled by fear. This fear is mainly caused by the strict punishments given to those who violate Puritan morals. It also brings along a sense that one must protect his own life and interests. This need
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Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Jacqueline Wong English 12 W. McGee 28 April 2013 Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ is a controversial piece of literature for many reasons‚ particularly the portrayal of female characters – specifically Abigail Williams. In the play‚ Abigail is portrayed as a villainous character that appears to be driven by a deeply rooted grudge towards the Proctor family‚ as her love for John Proctor is unattainable. As the play progresses
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three wishes to use on anything he wants. He gets these three wishes by saving the swan king’s life. The problem in this story is selfishness because all Mr. Peters does is think about himself. Using word choice and sensory details‚ Joan Aiken teaches readers that when people cannot get over themselves‚ they wind up hurting others and maybe even them. The theme of selfishness is clearly shown by Mr. Peter’s actions. He wishes for a wife because he is lonely. He also only thinks about himself and not
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The meaning of The Crucible The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being: 1. “A severe test‚ as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs‚ based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
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characters such as‚ Fern and Charlotte to represent the good human instincts like protective and maternal but there are also bad instincts represented like selfishness by Templeton. Throughout‚ the novel Templeton plays that rough‚ anti-social character who is only thinking about how to take care of himself. Templeton is the perfect example of selfishness as a human instinct; he only does thinks that will benefit him. In the scene where Wilbur ask Templeton to play with him and his response is “"I prefer
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