Rose Thomas
Susan Greenway
English
11 October 2015 Childish Girl
Something a lot of teenagers have in common is that they do not think things through and they act childishly. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible this is a similarity that the teenagers in the play share. Not only are the teenagers naïve and childish, but they also have other qualities that distinguish them from other teenagers . Some of them are deceitful and others are shameless. Mary Warren ,for example, is subservient, naïve and childish.
Mary Warren is subservient meaning she is used by other people to get what they want. After the girls are caught in the forest ,Mary Warren fears that they will be accused of witchery and says, "We must tell the truth, Abby!" (1.1034). …show more content…
The first example of her being childish is when she is telling the Proctor's why she thinks Sarah Good is a witch, and she says, "She walked away, and I thought my guts would burst for two days" (2.1058). Like a little kid ,Mary Warren blames the first thing she can find ,rather than looking for a more logical answer to why her stomach hurt. A more obvious example of Mary Warren being childish is when John Proctor tells her to go to bed and she says, "I'll not be ordered to bed no more, Mr. Proctor! I am 18 and a woman" (2.1058). After she says this, John tells her that she does not have to go to bed, but she says that she is going to go to bed. She acts like a child by is throwing a temper tantrum in this scene.
Mary Warren is a subservient, naïve, childish girl. Her characteristics are, however, pivotal in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Her subservience helps other characters achieve their goals. That progresses the story. Her naivety causes John Proctor to go to jail. Also her childishness shows the reader just how immature Mary Warren is and how she ,as a child, should not be involved in the court case.
Work Cited
Miller, Arthur. "The Crucible." The Literature South Carolina Treasures. Columbus:
McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010. 1029-1112. Print. American
Susan Greenway
English
11 October 2015 Childish Girl
Something a lot of teenagers have in common is that they do not think things through and they act childishly. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible this is a similarity that the teenagers in the play share. Not only are the teenagers naïve and childish, but they also have other qualities that distinguish them from other teenagers . Some of them are deceitful and others are shameless. Mary Warren ,for example, is subservient, naïve and childish.
Mary Warren is subservient meaning she is used by other people to get what they want. After the girls are caught in the forest ,Mary Warren fears that they will be accused of witchery and says, "We must tell the truth, Abby!" (1.1034). …show more content…
The first example of her being childish is when she is telling the Proctor's why she thinks Sarah Good is a witch, and she says, "She walked away, and I thought my guts would burst for two days" (2.1058). Like a little kid ,Mary Warren blames the first thing she can find ,rather than looking for a more logical answer to why her stomach hurt. A more obvious example of Mary Warren being childish is when John Proctor tells her to go to bed and she says, "I'll not be ordered to bed no more, Mr. Proctor! I am 18 and a woman" (2.1058). After she says this, John tells her that she does not have to go to bed, but she says that she is going to go to bed. She acts like a child by is throwing a temper tantrum in this scene.
Mary Warren is a subservient, naïve, childish girl. Her characteristics are, however, pivotal in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Her subservience helps other characters achieve their goals. That progresses the story. Her naivety causes John Proctor to go to jail. Also her childishness shows the reader just how immature Mary Warren is and how she ,as a child, should not be involved in the court case.
Work Cited
Miller, Arthur. "The Crucible." The Literature South Carolina Treasures. Columbus:
McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010. 1029-1112. Print. American