“Putnam himself accused and testified against 43 people while his daughter testified against 62 people”(Brooks 1). Putnam was seen as a malevolent man and would go to whatever lengths possible to get what he wanted. In 1692, Colonial Salem, Massachusetts became a town of lies and trickery.
Based off the real events of the Salem Witch trials, The Crucible tells the story of a group of girls whose minds are set to wreak havoc on the small town that was Salem, Massachusetts. Bitter and grudgeful Putnam was the richest man in town and a major influence in the minds of the townspeople of Salem.
Putnam has many good things going for him. He is the richest in Salem and he owns the most land, but Putnam is also