In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller there are numerous amounts of examples surrounding the social injustice that occurred during The Salem Witch Trials. The social injustice demonstrated throughout the play impacted the mass hysteria during this time period significantly, causing numerous deaths due to false accusations of witchcraft. These innocent people accused of accompanying the Devil were incriminated in order to shift the blame off of themselves, and get others in trouble. Social injustice is when unfair practices are being carried in society and people are treated unequally due to the circumstances of that person, such as their religion, age, sex, or ethnic group (Studylecturenotes.com). The events that occurred in the play were
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An example of this is when Tituba is accused of worshipping the Devil and repents by naming faultless people in order to save herself. When Tituba acknowledges to Hale that Goody Osburn was with the Devil, Mrs. Putnam voices her opinion and says, “I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you, Thomas, did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands!” (Miller 47). This quote demonstrates the social injustice presented throughout the The Crucible because Tituba could have known that Goody Osburn had an unpleasant reputation in the town of Salem. This affected Goody Osburn in a negative way because if no one liked her, the town of Salem would have no problem incriminating her for the participation in witchcraft. This is discernibly social injustice because the results of Osburn’s conviction were due to her poor reputation in Salem. This would be considered unfair because someone who does not have a terrible reputation in the community, would be able to validate that they had no association with the Devil and most likely be trusted. If Goody Osburn was not known for her bad reputation in Salem, there would have been a high probability she would have not been convicted of accompanying the
An example of this is when Tituba is accused of worshipping the Devil and repents by naming faultless people in order to save herself. When Tituba acknowledges to Hale that Goody Osburn was with the Devil, Mrs. Putnam voices her opinion and says, “I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you, Thomas, did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands!” (Miller 47). This quote demonstrates the social injustice presented throughout the The Crucible because Tituba could have known that Goody Osburn had an unpleasant reputation in the town of Salem. This affected Goody Osburn in a negative way because if no one liked her, the town of Salem would have no problem incriminating her for the participation in witchcraft. This is discernibly social injustice because the results of Osburn’s conviction were due to her poor reputation in Salem. This would be considered unfair because someone who does not have a terrible reputation in the community, would be able to validate that they had no association with the Devil and most likely be trusted. If Goody Osburn was not known for her bad reputation in Salem, there would have been a high probability she would have not been convicted of accompanying the