In the story preserving one's image is important because back then your name was the most important thing you have. If you’re name is ruined then you lose everything. The three main people we are going look at in the story is john proctor, abigail williams, judge danforth. They all tried to protect their image and it leads to people to get hanged. We will start with john proctor. John proctor wanted to protect his name because one day when his wife was ill he cheated on her with abigail williams. He was very protective of his name. Because if he didn't he would be shamed not only for him but for his boy and his descendants. This made him act different like when his wife told him to go to the court and say that she can't be a saint because
