Would you rather live a life of shame or die with a ride? This is how it was for John Proctor in the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John didn't want to live a name of shame, the lite of a liar, and John didn't want his kids to think of their father as a man associated with the devil. First of all, John Proctor ripped up the confession so he wouldn't have to live with a name of shame. For example, John told Danforth "Tell them I confessed myself; say proctor broke his knees and wept like a woman; say what you will, by my name cannot-". This showed how he would rather die with dignity then die ashamed. If he wanted not to have any dignity, he would have had the church hang the confession. This is why John Proctor didn't want to have a
