Mrs. Gilmore
English
16 September 2015 A Break with Charity and Crucible Essay Throughout the course of history people who have lied will be persecuted, but giving the situation lying is justifiable. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi, we see that many characters lie throughout the books so save themselves and others by agreeing to lie in order to save their lives and to claim falsely that they are a witch; although most say that lying will breed conflict and ignite it further, it is not of their best interest to care about everyone else if it’s putting their lives at stake, it’s within human nature to lie to keep you from harm.
Living in a heavily puritan