Profiling And The Crucible Essay

Profiling: An Unjust and Horrendous Act Profiling is one of the aspects that many Americans can associate with whether it is directed towards them or towards others. Profiling has become an epidemic in American society, first reveling its self during the time of exploration and still making its way into society today. Whether it is individuals being profiled as witches, terrorist or adulterers society cannot relinquish the grasp that profiling holds on their society. Instead, modern day society has succumbed to profiling and has incorporated it into their everyday lives, increasing the need for books such as The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, which not only show the danger in profiling, but the fallacy within profiling. Whilst the reasons …show more content…
The Crucible composed by Arthur Miller depicts the village of Salem that is turned upside down by the lack of proper reasoning behind profiling the citizens as witches. This unwarranted acquisition becomes apparent when the narrator claims, “one could cry witch against one’s neighbor and feel perfectly justified in the bargain. Old scores could be settled on a plane of heavenly combat between Lucifer and the Lord”(Miller 8). This shows that the reason for one to be profiled as a witch is not due to being a witch in itself, but rather being profiled as a witch as a form of revenge. This form of revenge meant that the person would either be publicly shamed or hang for the accusation. This type of profiling has no basis for introduction into the community. There is no real reason for them to be labeled as a witch expected for the fact that someone accused them as being a witch as a way to get personal gain. This style of profiling not only shows the corruptness of the person that profiles them, but also those that do not deny the allegation are just as corrupt. While many would know that these allegations are false many just go with it, instead of arguing the