Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Johnathan Edwards and Arthur Millers, The Crucible explore the consequences of individual behavior in the broader society. The Crucible focuses on the individual decisions and behaviors that lead to a society of moral weakness. Johnathan Edwards emphasizes that a morally weak society encourages poor decisions and angers God. Whether through singular choices, intimidation or by the pull of the majority, both authors caution on the effect on the broader society.
In The Crucible, the destructive actions of a few, became contagious to each other and the resulting trials prove who has strength of character and who falls to manipulation and threats. The fear of punishment from the courts is waged against a higher power, and Arthur Miller skillfully shows the battle within oneself in The Crucible. He specifically challenges the reader to question what they would do when presented with similar life choices, while reminding that “God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!” (pg. 111) …show more content…
Some characters realize that they can be saved by God through truth and repentance of sin, and act accordingly. The main character John Proctor, joins the minority of faithful and choses to act within his own core values. As others before him did, “he stands mute and died Christian under the law”. (pg. 125) His past actions were true to the theme of The Crucible; he was to be saved by God through truth, not by saving himself at the judgment and accusations of
In The Crucible, the destructive actions of a few, became contagious to each other and the resulting trials prove who has strength of character and who falls to manipulation and threats. The fear of punishment from the courts is waged against a higher power, and Arthur Miller skillfully shows the battle within oneself in The Crucible. He specifically challenges the reader to question what they would do when presented with similar life choices, while reminding that “God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!” (pg. 111) …show more content…
Some characters realize that they can be saved by God through truth and repentance of sin, and act accordingly. The main character John Proctor, joins the minority of faithful and choses to act within his own core values. As others before him did, “he stands mute and died Christian under the law”. (pg. 125) His past actions were true to the theme of The Crucible; he was to be saved by God through truth, not by saving himself at the judgment and accusations of