Lewis Hine

Both Americans’ relationship with the land and their desire to control things that cannot be possessed are prominent themes in all three literary pieces dealing with westward expansion. American Progress, by John Gast, “On Manifest Destiny, 1839,” by John O’Sullivan, and “Reporting to the President, September 23-December 31, 1806,” by Stephen Ambrose are all works regarding American expansion into the newly acquired western lands of the 19th century. Those “newly acquired lands” were a part of…

Fifty years ago, on April 18, 1946, Jackie Robinson broke organized baseball's color barrier with a characteristic bang, homing and scoring four runs in a historic first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers' top farm team.In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible wanted to show a version of McCarthyism. McCarthyism the is the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism . But instead of seeing people that have…

When man and woman were created, the idea was to be equal among each other. However, as the world evolved so did women. Women developed into various sizes, colors and personalities. It’s the personality of women that made the world interesting by the design of stereotyping. A stereotype is defining someone in a particular group or class as either positive or negative that’s not necessarily true. For example, women can be defined as classy, intelligent, independent, gold diggers,…

Tragedy affects people in all different ways, for some it can cause dramatic changes in their lives. Arthur Miller, the author of “The Crucible” believes that a tragic hero is a person who stands up for their own personal dignity and goes against the crowd. In the play John proctor is a tragic hero. His actions show that when a person is being pushed to their limit, it causes them to change their personality from a passive person to an assertive person. In turn, this can be seen as a good thing…

John Proctor, The Tragic Truth The Crucible, a tragic and engaging story about witchcraft and treachery by Arthur Miller, is where we are introduced to some of the cruelest and worst mistakes ever made in American history. While we are informed of the numerous accusations being given through the town about witches, we learn of the ulterior motives of the accusers, and eventually are taught the truth that they are falsifying these accusations just to save themselves and gain money and land for…

Harriet Beecher Stowe is a common household name. On any given season of Jeopardy, she could be the answer at least twice. I learned about her in school, heard about her in the media, and yet I never read anything she had written. When I saw her name listed in an anthology of world drama I bought, I added the work to the list of plays I needed to read. I’m certainly not sorry I finally read her most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The play has clear themes that are timeless and universal, which…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters were adapted or changed in order to better entertain the audience. For some the changes involved their name, age, story, or quite possibly their outcome. As for Rebecca Nurse, most of her fictional story remained true to her actual life. Rebecca was considered one of the most holy and wise women in Salem, but unfortunately she was eventually accused of witchcraft. The story of Rebecca Nurse is a very interesting, devastating series of…

Judgement of Judge Danforth In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible tragedy strikes Salem through deception and antics of young girls. The petty dancing of these young girls spiraled out of control into a life altering political struggle between the prominent of the community and the “saints” who supposedly served God’s law. The fallout of these events can be attributed to many things, however, Judge Danforth’s misused authority, selective listening, and acceptance of erroneous evidence all…

The word honor is used in many different ways today. Many people have different views on what honor is and how it can be attained. Honor has lost its true meaning over the years. When it comes down to defining what honor actually is, it gets tough because of all the different views on the concept. Honor means nothing to some, everything to others, and some people just don’t care enough about it to have an opinion. Honor has lost its true meaning in the world we live in today. Merriam Webster…

Paranoia’s Effect The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a historical play with exciting, enticing, and extraordinary plot lines and characters. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. At this time Salem, part of Puritan America, religious values shape every aspect of someone’s life. Miller presents strong characters, such as: Tituba, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. All accuse people because they are afraid and want to either save or change their lives. Paranoia leads to the…