Analysis Of Quotes From The Crucible '

This being said, the situation she references is her weight. She states, “I’d been in perfect shape my entire life. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t worry about my weight. In fact, I worried about it all the time,” (Johnson 179). This shows situational irony because the reader would expect a gymnast, who trains as much as she does, to not worry about her weight considering she is basically 110% muscle. However, Shawn precisely states that she constantly worries about her weight, even though she is aware of her built body type. This adds curiosity to the story, and shows how this girl, an Olympic gold medalist, extremely successful gymnast, author, and Dancing With the Stars Champion is just like us, and struggles with the same things we

The victim speaks about how much her life has changed since the incident. She speaks about "sleeping with the lights on", showing the fact that she is still scared a year and a half later. The "long and invasive" rape exams effected the victim not only mentally but also physically. The psychological damage inflicted on rape victims is long lasting. The victim uses words like

As seen throughout the novel, Melinda presented major symptoms of self-destruction to the audience as a result from the rape. First of all, there are many signs of this type of behavior, one that Melinda has shown on various occasions are acts of physical harm. The most serious example of this is was in “Rent Round” on page 87 when Melinda was in her closet after a rough day. “I open up a paperclip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist…… I draw little windowcracks of blood, etching line after line until it stops hurting”. At this point in the novel, we know this quote proves an act of attempted suicide, which greatly relates with self-destructive behavior. This quote/event is great evidence of how the rape affected Melinda mentally.

In this scene the point about civilization Huxley is trying to make is the newer and cleaner the more civilized. An example is "they've been doing this for the last five or six thousand years. So i suppose they must be used to it by now" pg. 105 he's showing that the uncivilized group of people are still stuck in the old times and haven't adapted any new ideas therefore they are uncivilized. Two other quotes that caught my attention are "cleanliness is next to fordliness" pg. 105 and "civilization is sterilization" pg. 105 and these two quotes show what they're idea of civilization

The school day finished without a further peep from Gideon, to Judy’s surprise. She bid Angie a good-bye as the ocelot was picked up by her parents. Judy smiled, as her best friend climbed into the back seat, waving to her all the way to the end of the lot. Judy was about to make her way to the car until a large paw grabbed her mouth and made is so she couldn’t scream, another went around her waist picking her up. She was thrown again a metal pole, what she presumed to be the tetherball pole that was for gym class.

My hair is completely hidden under the comforter. Two muddy circle eyes under black dash eyebrows, piggy nose nostrils, and a chewed up horror of my mouth” (21). “As she rests, Melinda bites her lips and looks in the mirror, disgusted by what she sees. (26)” In these quotes you learn about how insecure Melinda is with her reflection. The reflection that she saw symbolizes Melinda's broken sense of self. Towards the end of the book Melinda is in a situation to either fight or flight. In the next quote you will know if she fought or flighted. As Andy pins her by the throat against the closet’s sink. Feeling his body crushing her, and groping desperately “for a branch, a limb, something to hang on to, (96)” Melinda finds a block of wood the base of her bird sculpture. She uses it to break the mirror behind the poster of Maya Angelou. Grabbing a shard of glass, she holds it to his neck, pushing until she draws a drop of blood. When Melinda uses the mirror to defend herself against the person that caused all of her pain, Andy Evans, when he tries to rape her again in the closet at the end of the book, Melinda's self loathing can finally rely on the correct person and not on herself. The shattering of the mirror, and the use of one of its broken shards to threaten Andy Evans

Melinda isn't speaking to anyone, and no one will talk to her, except the new girl, Heather, who moved from the state of Ohio. Realistically, Heather being the new girl just wants to make friends. Heather doesn't know what is really going on with Melinda because she just moved to town. Heather has no idea what happened the night when Melinda called the police, which busted a summer party. In fact, no one knows, except for Melinda, what happened to her at the party? She is convinced that because she is a victim, no one understands her. The whole world, including her world, is out to get her and so it is best for her to remain silent.

This quote show that Melinda is an outcast, “ I have no friends. I have nothing to say. I say nothing" (Anderson 116). This quote shows that Melinda is insecure because, while Melinda is in the guidance counselor's office, her counselor is telling her that she’s been failing her classes and Melinda feels insecure. She feels out of place in the environment. Melinda is self-conscious that she feels she has to try to be pretty in order to gain her popularity back. Since Melinda has lost some friends coming into high school, she’s been feeling down on herself and depressed. Also, Melinda shows that she is insecure by saying, “ I am an outcast “( 8 Anderson). This proves that Melinda is insecure because before the start of High School Melinda was a very popular girl which is now an outcast. Until things went wrong for Melinda and she called the cops. Melinda had called the cops because she had been raped when she was drunk, so her first response was to call the cops. The cops had shown up, making everyone leave the party because of underage drinking and everyone knows Melinda has called the cops. Since that has happened she feels insecure by being an outcast. Because of this Melinda no longer is popular nor has no friends. Melinda feels she is insecure because she’s an outcast and has no friends which these feelings lead

Proctor starts his rather tiresome day by having to deal with the Brotherhood when they turn up at his house en mass before breakfast, armed with chains and baseball bats, ready for war. However, as we saw last week, he has an ace up his sleeve in the form of Senator Mitchum, so the unfortunate Calvin finds himself on the wrong end of yet another humiliating lecture on how the movement is heading in a different direction than the one he foresees.

Starting her Freshman year of High School, Melinda found herself in a very dark, low, depressing, time in her life. She had lost all the ambitions she had for her High School career. She had lost her voice and passion for everything. Until Andy Evans made her find her voice after he sexually assaulted her. After all that Andy had put Melinda through made her find herself and her voice to come back from a traumatizing experience.

A theme in The Crucible is that a society ruled by theocracy and status based on religion is bound to fall apart. Salem 's strict adherence to the Christian shurch is evident in everything the citizens do. They use measures of a person 's knowledge and adherence to the religion as a means of judging their character and also their status in society. They believe "God [was] provoked so grandly by such a petty cause" (121), which is why the "jails are packed" (121). If the citizen did anything to make God angry, they were punished. This is why the judges were so relentless and naïve in putting the accused women to trial and convicting them. They believed "the law, based upon the Bible, and the Bible, writ by the Almighty God,

In the Drama “The Crucibles” by Arthur Miller, creates an intensifying and motivating situation that keeps readers on their toes eager to find out what happens next. Miller gives a dramatical attitude and emotion in the situation that is scattering in Salem. Miller emphasizes the plot/situation in the text through a few specific characters, their conflicts, and transition of the plot in every act. Miller describes the plot through 3 main characters; John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. I liked how throughout the play miller focused on the conflict in between the 3 characters which impacted the overall plot of the play,

In today’s society, Hinshaw pointed out that girls are expected to be good at the typical male things. Because of this, girls are more focused on their career and education rather than starting a family. “In today’s competitive environment, girl skills are not enough” (Hinshaw 826). On top of female skills, girls must also be more assertive like guys, excel in school to get into a good college, and be a good athlete. The narrator in “The Story of My Body” displayed the struggle to meet these expectations even though that involved doing things she didn’t want to do. She was a smart girl who was not interested in sports, yet wanted to be picked for teams in her gym class: “I wanted to be wanted. I wanted to be chosen for the teams” (Cofer 80). It wasn’t until later in her life that she finally focused on the things she truly wanted and was good at.

A trait that stands out in the book is the symptom of bodily memories. In Melinda’s case, during a frog dissection in her science class, she remembers the opening up and even says, “She doesn’t say a word. She is already dead. A scream starts in my gut – I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, feel the leaves in my hair.” (81). One of the other symptoms that Melinda has is self-harm. The first time that this is shown in the book, Melinda says this, “I open up a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this? A whimper, a peep?” (87). Melinda also has a hard time talking to her parents about the rape to which she says, “How can I talk to them about that night? How can I start?” (72). Some victims recover from such a traumatic experience, while others don’t and live a lifetime of depression and must undergo intense therapy. In Melinda’s case, she finds redemption by talking to her parents and the guidance counselor, and putting her faith into her teachers, friends, and her art project at school. Because rape can affect anybody anywhere, everyone should be aware of the circumstances, and how to deal with it.

People make Melinda aware they are angry by physical contact. “The girl behind me jams her knees into my back. They are as sharp as her fingernails.” (page). Melinda gets the attention she does not want for the event comes up in conversation, and all eyes fall onto Melinda. “The girl pokes me harder. ‘Aren’t you the one who called the cops at Kyle Rogers’s party at the end of summer?’ A block of ice freezes our section of the bleachers. Heads snap in my direction…” (page). People get very angry at Melinda and insult her for her actions done at the event. “‘My brother got arrested at that party. He got fired because of that arrest. I can’t believe you did that. Asshole.’”