Comparing The Crucible To Today's Society

The book I chose to read is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The movie I am comparing the book too is the 2004 adaptation directed by Nicholas Hytner. The story is about the Salem witch trials and the controversy of the event. The film does tend to have some differences compared to the book. One of the big differences is that in the book, Abigail leaves Salem after John Proctor is placed in prison. But in the film adaptation, she visits John in prison. The director might have done this to show a stronger bond between Abigail and John, as they had an affair in the story.

‘The Crucible' not only addresses the issue of conformity, it attacks the poor balance of power that surrounds us everyday. Miller demonstrates how much power a sole in-dividual can have when the decisions made by that person effect a whole community. During the Witchcraft Trials in Salem, religion was, much more than now the answer to the unknown and the unexplained. As a result, the Church and the people in its service were people of prominence and power. They were the only people who could successfully interpret the Church's doctrine, often to their own benefit, without being accused of a wrong doing and what could be more powerful than this in a theocratic society like Salem? This corrupt hierarchy meant that nobody could question a priest or minister because doing so would be considered questioning God. As a result, a per-son of such power could say almost anything they pleased, people would listen and appropriate action taken. This is evidenced with the supposed ‘cleansing' of Salem. Although an event that occurred before the writing of ‘The Crucible', the Holocaust is a prime example of imbalanced power. Hitler, a man of great power, especially in Nazi Germany, basically accused a few million people of being witches. Action was taken and millions perished all

The first page of text in The Crucible states that the play “is not history in the sense in which the word is used by the academic historian”. This means that things were changed and wouldn’t be told the exact same as if an actual historian were to tell this story. While writing, author Arthur Miller literally changed history to convert it into a book. What we learned about the Salem witch trials from The Crucible actually isn’t as accurate as it seemed. As this play took place during the Salem witch trials in the late sixteen hundreds, false information was both accidental and for other purposes. Many authors may tweak details slightly, but Arthur Miller had his reasons for concocting a story with brand new information.

After watching ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Just Ask My Children’ I see many similarities and plenty of differences between them. Both were great stories/movies. In both the play and the movie, people all over the place were being accused of things they have never done. The townspeople in the play were being accused of being a witch. While the people in the movie were being accused of molestation. The play took time in an earlier time around 1692, before any electronics to give proof of innocence. The movie took place in the 1980’s. Although many were accused and not many people believed them, it was possible to show more proof than they could have in the play. They each had terrible

We all have lied before and done a wrong we aren't all exact neither perfect,The crucible had many mistakes itself. How can we make our society better with no mistakes, no wrong , or damages? How can someone be perfect themselves and make everyone delighted and satisfied at the same time? Without lying or doing a wrong somewhere down the line we can't make every single person happy.

We see the reflection of The Scarlet Letter in society today by the way people still view adultery. In The Scarlet Letter, the women were seen as the more "impure" and "dirty" half of the two people engaging in adultery. In today's society, women continue to be treated more negatively than men regarding adulterous affairs. We see in The Scarlet Letter that although both Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale committed the same sin of adultery, Hester's public punishment was more important than finding the other adulterer.

The Crucible (1996) is a movie that retells the events of the Salem Witch Trials, which occurred in 1692. The film is based off of Arthur Miller’s play of the same name. This movie should be considered a valid and useful historical interpretation to a limited extent because while it does have some elements which match the real life story, there are many details and parts that are not accurate to the Salem Witch Trials. Even the miniscule details that are altered from the true story create the largest impact in the movie. Some parts of the movie that show The Crucible is a valid historical source are the influence of the girls such as Abigail and her friends, how their power affects others such as Tituba, and how the confessions and court system of 1692 occurred. Even though these components are factual, the validity of The Crucible is limited by the details that are altered by Arthur Miller’s interpretations. For example, the dancing ritual at the beginning of the movie never actually occurred, the details of Abigail and John Proctor’s relationship were modified, and basically the retold story was altered to add more romance and drama, leaving out details that shaped the plot.

The Crucible was based on a Puritan society where religion played as the foundation of everything. Fear was operating in the witchcraft accusations and in the people who lived there. During that time, these fears were masked by anger toward one another. This misplaced anger grew to vengeance and only led to more fear.

The theme of deceit in the face of adversity is quite evident in the play The Crucible. Throughout the play various people are accused of witchcraft by community members they’ve known all their lives. The people of the village in which this all takes place are clearly divided on the issues of what is fact and what is fiction, but most are confused when it comes to who is really telling the truth.

The Crucible is a dramatic reenactment of the happenings during the Salem witch trails. Salem was a town in Massachusetts. This occurred during the exploration period in the New England colonies. These colonies where rough due to harder farming and weather. The puritans who settled here began crying foul play when things weren’t going well for them. In the early 1690s, the townsfolks began crying witchcraft, blaming all misfortunes on witches. This is what The Crucible is about. I have read the play and watched the movie. There are many ways in how the play and the movie are alike, but they also have their own variations.

There are many characters in this novel that are discriminated. The first person that was first brought up in this book who had a disability was Lennie. In the book it says, ¨He can't think of nothing do himself but he sure can't take orders.” Lennie has a mental disability that does not allow him to think clearly. “George scowled at him and Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten.” Whoever comes across him thinks he is very dumb and uneducated. Whenever the other characters go somewhere, they don't invite Lennie because they think that he will wander around and they would have to baby him. They think he is going to mess everything up if he does one thing wrong. George also tells him not to touch anything that will land him in prison, like touch Curley’s wife.

You have every right to demand an explanation for your current situation. Unfortunately, before I am to relay the information that will clarify the crux of this ever-quickening race towards human extinction, you must have a certain level of security clearance. You must complete the re-souling of your host body with the installation procedure, plus many rigorous physical and psychological tests, as well as the Crucible. This is the most important of the tests. Once you have experienced it, you will never, can never, be the same person you were. We call the consciousness or the sense of self we garner from a properly functioning brain, the soul. It is what many religions used to think of as the vessel that would carry them to heaven. This

The Crucible book written by Arthur Miller  based on a real life story that happened in 1692 to 1693 In Salem Massachusetts was based on lies and injustice, genre is play, The author's purpose is to inform the audience about what happened during the witch trials .  The Salem Village was full Puritans and they was very strict based on church rules. People that missed church regularly will be justified as a witch or malignant and will be put to shame on a stockade. People that break the rules of the strict religious town will hang or live if such person decides to confess, If they confess the accused person will still be imprisoned and not killed. Also if you was accused of practicing witchcraft you will be accused by the people and go

Being an adulteress like the one in the scarlet letter was a very big deal back in the time the book was placed in. People would be held in prison and publically shamed for their wrong doings. If you committed adultery you would have to wear the scarlet letter on your clothes which showed

1. Though set in post-World War II United States, the play contains themes and concerns about the fast-growing American market that resonate in today's global marketplace. What parallels do you see between the world of Miller's play and our own? Cite specific lines from the dialogue in your response.