The Morality Of Ideas In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

There are a plethora of things that the world perceives as true. The grass is green. There are 7 continents. There are currently 50 states that are a part of the USA. These things are all concrete facts. They are undisputed. They will not change. They cannot be debated. However, looking back on what I have learned in this class, through my writing and the texts that I have looked at, many of the things I have learned do not fall into this category. Many of the themes and conclusions I have drawn come directly from my own thoughts and are uniquely mine- though they may be similar to others’ ideas. In class it is common for an idea to be shared, and immediately be contradicted or analyzed in a way to take away its validity. Despite this reaction …show more content…
Set during the craze that was the Salem Witch trials, many innocent people in the book were convicted of witchcraft. Those convicted were accused by a small group of girls led by Abigail Williams, which was supported by many prominent figures in the colony. This book taught me that it is hard to go against the majority in a society. It is a struggle to go against what is “accepted”. John Proctor and Giles Corey refused to plead guilty despite huge efforts by those in the colony to pressure them into it. As a result, they both died. They decided to go against the majority and despite the oppression and the hatred they received, they had peace of mind knowing that they stayed true to their beliefs and their word. It is important for me to remember this because I will not always see eye to eye with others; but, if I stay true to my own beliefs, I will be a more confident and strong …show more content…
Set on the Mississippi River in the antebellum South, Mark Twain paints a vivid picture of the racism that held the South in its grip. The main character Huck Finn runs away from his home and escapes on the river with a runaway slave named Jim. While on the water, Huck struggles internally when deciding what is right. Society has told him that the “right” thing to do is to turn Jim in, but throughout the novel, Huck begins to realize that Jim is a human too. Huck eventually decides that despite the repercussions, he will help Jim escape because it is the right thing to do. Reading this novel, I became consciously aware of the internal struggle that stems from the clash between my own beliefs and morals and those of society. However, I have realized that the choice between the two is my own to make, and that despite the standards of society, sticking to my morals is be much more