Standing up for what a person believes in is a matter of life or death. It can determine how strong or how weak an individual is. It can also determine how they will be remembered, or how their lives will carry on. In Arthur Miller’s drama The Crucible, this is exactly the case with a man named John Proctor. This story goes back to the time of the Salem witch trials, where telling the truth was rare, and accusing innocent people was at an all time high. John Proctor happened to get in the middle of all this drama and eventually was accused of witchcraft. He tried to tell the court he was innocent and they wanted to believe him, but they wanted to keep their reputation more. So they weren 't going to just let him off the hook. They told John
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Just about everywhere it is a known fact that children will look up to their parents or children will get the same habits as their parents. “I have three children- how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?” (1332). John is talking with the judges at this point, and arguing why they need to put his name up on the church. He is concerned about what he will teach his kids. As a parent, John wants to show his kids what’s right. This puts John in a tough spot. Any parent would want to be alive help their kids grow up, and help them make good choices. John knows that if he wants to live he might not teach his kids an important lesson. That lesson would be to stand up for what you believe in. Therefore, John made the right decision in keeping his innocence and being hanged because if he had lived, he would have taught his kids the wrong life …show more content…
John was willing to stand up for what he believed in, which in this case meant dying for what he believed in. If John had chosen to live, he would have continued life with the shame of lying. Also if John had chosen to live then he wouldn’t have taught his sons a very important lesson, which is to stand up for what they believe in. John Proctor was a truthful man, who debated for only minutes whether or not he should continue to live life with his wife and kids, or give up his life in order to keep his good name. In the end John was hanged in front of the people of Salem. John died for what he believed in and although death may not have to take place, everyone should learn to stand up for what they believe
Just about everywhere it is a known fact that children will look up to their parents or children will get the same habits as their parents. “I have three children- how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?” (1332). John is talking with the judges at this point, and arguing why they need to put his name up on the church. He is concerned about what he will teach his kids. As a parent, John wants to show his kids what’s right. This puts John in a tough spot. Any parent would want to be alive help their kids grow up, and help them make good choices. John knows that if he wants to live he might not teach his kids an important lesson. That lesson would be to stand up for what you believe in. Therefore, John made the right decision in keeping his innocence and being hanged because if he had lived, he would have taught his kids the wrong life …show more content…
John was willing to stand up for what he believed in, which in this case meant dying for what he believed in. If John had chosen to live, he would have continued life with the shame of lying. Also if John had chosen to live then he wouldn’t have taught his sons a very important lesson, which is to stand up for what they believe in. John Proctor was a truthful man, who debated for only minutes whether or not he should continue to live life with his wife and kids, or give up his life in order to keep his good name. In the end John was hanged in front of the people of Salem. John died for what he believed in and although death may not have to take place, everyone should learn to stand up for what they believe