Howl

power and control. Abigail appears to be a 17 year old girl servant with little power, but in reality once the witch trials start she becomes like Moses with influence “where she walks the crowd will part like the sea before her. And if they scream and howl and fall to the floor, the person brought before them is clapped in jail for bewitchin” Abagail in reality is the biggest rebel in the village committing unwed fornication, lying, and extreme manipulation. She puts on the mask however to…

Written in 1952, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, draws a parallel between the 1692 Salem witch trials and the six year McCarthyism era of the 1950’s in America. The play explores the concept of reputation and the importance of a good name to a substantial extent. It is highlighted incredibly deeply and diversely by showcasing a situation which is consumed by the significance of this theme entirely. Reputation and the importance of a good name is extremely valued in the community of Salem. Almost…

accidents; but I couldn’t help to forget these lessons. Next, speeding and driving under the limit became a recurring problem. For instance, I was either an elder in his retro automobile, or Speedy Gonzalez in a race. Regardless, other drivers would howl at me with their road rage or cross me with such hate. Last, the turns I would take were very reckless. As the light turned green, or no pedestrians were present, I would spin the wheel to a 360 and find myself hitting the curve. The wide turns…

Dracula In a time of superstition and suffrage, Bram Stoker weaves a captivating story about sex, lust, and evil with his classic novel Dracula. Breaking all the rules and beliefs of the era, Stoker creates a character that would make every mother hide her daughter. Using representation, he gives an example of how two women try to live a life of purity in a world of lust and sexuality. He takes the wisdom of the “scientific, sceptical, mater-of-fact nineteenth century” (216) man and puts it to…

Through different period of time fear has always been a controlling factor in society. Fear can either bring people together or it can destroy of many. Take the Salem Witch Trials as an example, people during this period feared losing their life that they sacrificed their morals and beliefs. Fear leads others to do unthinkable things, whether it’s lying about something or risking anything to save your life. Throughout Arthur Miller's The Crucible fear is exploited through the characters in the…

The Black Cat: Witches or Just Cats? I believe that both Pluto I and Pluto II are actually witches in the disguise of a black cat in the story, The Black Cat. It has been a well known superstition for hundreds of years that black cats are bad omens and are often witches. There has been a lifelong correlation between black cats and witches, in some instances the black cat is the witch’s favorite pet of choice and other cases the witch herself turns in a black cat. Therefore, it is not surprising…

The impact of technology gave the work of Salvadoran American and Mission-born and raised multi-media artist Veronica Majano new opportunities to showcase her communities in lots of ways, like for example in the photography exhibit “The Q-Sides” she takes photographs of queer Latinx/Chicanx next to a classic lowrider car. She reverses the genders on the photograph exhibit “The Q-Sides” she has queer Latinx/Chicanx females doing men poses and has male queers posing as females like they did back…

Jonathan Edwards addressed the people, he said, “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering…and these places are not seen” (Edwards 122). He wrote his sermons with the intent of instilling fear in the audience by using sensory details and imagery. Edwards inspiration for this sermon was his belief that they should be more invested in their religious beliefs. The audience that he gave his sermon to were more interested in newly discovered scientific research rather than…

Edgar Allan Poe, a 19th century author and “Father of Horror” has a very unique and distinctive writing style, which he demonstrates through a variety of gothic elements, themes, and outcomes. When comparing “The Pit and the Pendulum” to other Poe stories such as “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat”, it is easy to see why he is revered as “The Father of Horror.” But what makes his writing so extraordinary is that he uses attributes that are very specific to only Edgar Allan Poe’s horror…

Abigail had an affect on the community was when she became a court official and people really started to believe her to have the ability to spot witches. She almost got to choose whether a person who be killed or not Elizabeth states “if they scream and howl and fall to the floor-the person’s clapped in the jail” (Miller 50). She affected the community because she could convict anyone of witchcraft and if that person was a true Christian they would never confess which led to them being hung…