Reflections On The Crucible

“Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the masses, either by ridicule or slander. This quote was written by Victor Hugo. He trying to say that When someone thinks they are better than others. Other people will try to be them down. I was reading a book in english called The Crucible by Arthur Miller that relates to this quote. I notice when i would score higher on a test than someone they wouldn’t really give me a high five. They would probably stick their tongue at me. In the Crucible there's a character that is exactly the same way.

I often notice, that real life situations relate to the stories in books we read now. For example,I had this best friend who had a boyfriend and a friend name Milk. One day Milk told my best friend that,“I find your boyfriend cute, you should let me borrow him.” My best friend was shocked. Milk said it was a joke. My best friend found it a little suspicious. Then the next day her boyfriend told my best friend that Milk said. “I want you, leave your girlfriend”. Milk was jealous of my best friend because she had something that she wanted. That’s how it is in The crucible. In The Crucible Abigail was a jealous person. She would also would lie and manipulate people. She was jealous of Elizabeth …show more content…
relate to personal experiences that are in stories. Here's an example, I think Arthur miller can relate to Abigail’s personal experience of jealousy. There has probably been a moment in life when Miller wanted something that someone else had. That’s why Abigail stole Elizabeth husband because of jealousy. When Victor Hugo said, people try to bring you down when you succeed. Hugo has also probably experience that with friends or family who was against his dream of becoming a poet. Not because they don’t like his dream but maybe because they knew he could accomplish his dream and that made them