In just about every religious group, there are always extremists who make the cause look unpleasant, whether it be for religion, equality, and so on. Today’s people reading about the Puritan ways and beliefs tend to categorize the Puritans as an extreme group of people without truly understanding the reasons for Puritan actions. However, the Puritans made being a follower of God seem like a difficult and restricting task due to their extreme beliefs, fears, and values. For these reasons, along with being in a strange land, Puritans tended to make rash decisions, betray one another, and live in caution. Using what is known about the Puritans today, Arthur Miller, a playwright and accused of being a communist during the Red Scare era, utilized metaphors, diction, and juxtaposition to communicate his views on
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Miller claims the reason the Puritans could not convert the Native Americans to Christian belief is partly because of the Puritans’ “parochial snobbery” (Act I, page 5). Because the Salem people believed that the American land they embarked to was the devil’s final preserve, they believed that it was their duty to share their beliefs and convert the Native Americans in the land. Since the Puritans believed that the new land was the only place not honoring God and that their way of life was the only correct way of life, their closed mindedness and conservative ways are apparent in “The Crucible”. Miller further demonstrates the Puritans’ narrow mindedness when Parris is afraid and in distress as to why the devil would attack his home of all people in the community. When Parris exclaims: “How can it be the devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of licentious people in the village! “ ( Act I, page 41), he represents how the Puritans strived to do what they deemed as Godly and right in order to keep the devil from afflicting
Miller claims the reason the Puritans could not convert the Native Americans to Christian belief is partly because of the Puritans’ “parochial snobbery” (Act I, page 5). Because the Salem people believed that the American land they embarked to was the devil’s final preserve, they believed that it was their duty to share their beliefs and convert the Native Americans in the land. Since the Puritans believed that the new land was the only place not honoring God and that their way of life was the only correct way of life, their closed mindedness and conservative ways are apparent in “The Crucible”. Miller further demonstrates the Puritans’ narrow mindedness when Parris is afraid and in distress as to why the devil would attack his home of all people in the community. When Parris exclaims: “How can it be the devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of licentious people in the village! “ ( Act I, page 41), he represents how the Puritans strived to do what they deemed as Godly and right in order to keep the devil from afflicting