In history we observe the tragedies that befall those who trust too blindly in the truth of faith and religion. Wars are fought every day because of different opinions, and we as humans feel that our beliefs are the best, and are the most true. We stand our ground and fight for what we believe in, but times in history we don’t see the typical wars, or disputes, or destruction caused by faith and conflicting religion. We sometimes see that faith can begin to attack itself, like an autoimmune disease attacking it’s own body. We see how faith and religion can separate and divide, and grow into the perversion of itself. These dark moments scar the memory of history, and remind us that corruption is not hard to obtain. Arthur Miller illustrates this dark beauty of corrupted faith and distorted truth in his literary work The Crucible.
Arthur Miller makes sure that his relationship between truth and faith is rarely ever said out loud. He plants clues and hints to what his opinion is on the subject. Many will breeze right over the careful details that …show more content…
The peaks and valleys of the plot revolve around the blind servitude of the townspeople, and the accusations that ran rampant throughout the small town of Salem. Abigail is the main source of all the chaos, and she makes sure that the fires of the town’s madness maintain their hellish wrath. Every turn of paper makes sure you are aware of the evil that resides in the hearts of the townspeople, yet you are also given the idea of simpleness that is harbored within them as well. They have a simplicity that takes over them, and tells them that it is easier to follow along, rather than to think freely. This concept is often seen as just that, but it resides with a bit of symbolism to other cultures and traditions that embrace the ideology of allowing one’s self to be taken adrift the currents of another’s