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C.S. Lewis In The Chronicles of Narnia, there is a quote that says, “One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again” This is a quote that people could take many ways, which is where the adventure starts with C.S. Lewis. The world of literature wouldn’t be the same without having one of the most well known authors. Clive Staples Lewis was an important and legendary literary author because of his early life and religion’s, his middle life and struggles being in the war, and his…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy Era because everyone accuses, some people refuse to accuse even if accused, and abuse of power. All of these statements relate The Crucible to the McCarthy Era. Imagine if the only way to save yourself was to sell out an innocent person, would you do it? Many people were forced to do this during the McCarthy Era because he accused so many innocent people and the only way to get rid of the false accusement was to rat…

colossal expedition with two strangers while pregnant. She allowed the group to communicate with others which prevented them from getting aggrieved. The vigorous leader had an infant, that sent the message that the troop came in peace. Sacagawea allowed Lewis and Clark to communicate with people who spoke other languages. She went on a two year journey with foreigners who she did not know, while nursing a newborn. Also, she helped unearth the Louisiana Purchase. Sacagawea’s help to contrive the…

Sacajawea was a Shoshone woman who acted as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark on their expeditions in the west. Sacajawea was born in 1788 and raised in the Rocky Mountain area which is the state of Idaho today. Her Dad was the chief of the Shoshone tribe. She loved her life as a child. Her tribe moved around during the year to gather food. When Sacajawea was eleven years old, another tribe called the Hidatsa tribe attacked her tribe and she was kidnapped and became a slave in that…

Love can take you to new extremes. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail William attempts to incriminate the wife of the man she loves. Her condemned lies induce the city of Salem, with their restrictive theocracy, in a cry of hysteria when witchery is threatened upon their society. Out of Abigail’s adolescent adoration of a forbidden love and a deliberate defense for her reputation, Abigail perpetrates irremediable sins, losing her morality within her society. Without looking at all…

Abigail Williams played a big role in The Crucible. She was the first accusers in the Salem Witch Trials. She and her cousins mainly caused the trials. The trials consisted a young group of girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts being claimed to be possessed by the devil and they ended up accusing several local women of witchcraft. She and the group of girls caused up to forty different cases during the trials. Abigail was a huge factor when it came to killing witches in the trials. This…

Characters such as John Proctor and Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” take drastically different actions in accordance to the Salem Witch Trial crisis. All of the measures taken in the town directly relate to Puritan religious principles, whether they be reflective of John and Rebecca’s honest and godly tactics to end the madness, or Abigail and Judge Danforth’s objective of feeding the fire of the town crisis with their greedy lies in order to gain power. As a strict religious…

The Crucible is often simply thought of as an allegory for the time in which Arthur Miller lived, but he presents more themes than may appear in a cursory reading. Several of these themes he states directly in lines presented by his characters; one such theme is presented with a quote in Act IV, in which Reverend Hale states, “Life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.” This quote makes obvious assumptions about the existence of God and the…

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, it is 1692 and in the midst of the Salem witch trials. In 1692, many women in Salem, Massachusetts were falsely accused of being witches and were given the option of admitting it and being “saved” or denying it and being killed. This is known as the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller tells a story of how adultery, lying, and false accusation can lead to a terrible ending during the Salem witch trials. Two of the main characters,…

BB In The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller, explains the relationship between faith and truth. To all of the characters in The Crucible, faith is a personal subject. It’s personal, but if you don’t believe in the same things as everyone else you’re considered wrong. “The truth will set you free”, so why do the people lie about witchcraft? Witchcraft will contradict what other people believe, and then you will be hanged. John Proctor is given the choice to tell the truth and be hanged, or lie…