Mary Warren

Integrity is the ability to do the right thing even when it is hard. Mrs. Dubose is one of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird that show integrity by beating her addiction. She chose to beat her addiction to morphine which reduces her pain instead of dying in peace. When Jem was force to read to Mrs.Dubose after cutting the tops off every camellia bush she owned. Mrs. Dubose was sick and decided that Jem would read to her for a whole month and when went to her house Jem noticed that she was…

The play Sins Of The Flesh is about a married couple (Alisteer and Gena Robinson) whose relationship went through a state of unease because of the affair that Alisteer was having with Michelle Duncan his secretary. Gena acquired the assistance of Richard Duncan the husband of Michelle and together they schemed up to unfold the dirty truth of Alisteer and Gena’s affair. There are several theories that could have been identified that would relate to this play. During the play theories of family,…

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is revered for accurately telling the story about the events which unfolded in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692. Demirkaya says that The Crucible “… opened at a time when the term witch-hunt was nearly synonymous in the public mind…” (125). The play was published in 1953 during the Red Scare, and as Susan C.W. Abbotson says in her book, Student Companion to Arthur Miller, “It tells the story behind the Salem witch trials of 1692, centering our attention on the effect…

Miayn’s Farm, is a famous short story written by Krishna Prem, dealing with the killing of female child in the ages by gone and the modern times. The story develops a connection between the ancient society and the modern society, and tries to explore how the things have gone from bad to worse. The story develops around Ranoo, who once was a victim of this evil practice, but was saved by a man of morals, Padmanaabh. It also shows that in the times bygone among parents mother was never willing to…

Gabriel Garcia-Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold proves itself as a book with a surplus of bystanders. Each member of the town that fails to report the murderous intentions of the Vicario brothers adds to the list of people that failed to do the same. These people are taking part in a social behavior known as the bystander effect. The bystander effect occurs when the presence of other people discourages an individual from acting during an emergency situation. In Gabriel Garcia-Marquez’s…

John as they continue along with the story. It seems to finally start hitting John that this one sin is what could cost not only his wife’s life, but his own. John says, “She cannot think it!” (197). This quote was said after Elizabeth was warned by Mary that she was accused. Elizabeth then explains to John that Abigail is trying to get Elizabeth killed, so she can have John all to herself. Although John doesn’t want to believe it, he knows that Elizabeth is correct. From there, he realizes that…

In Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, religion is strong with many characters but is seldom with others. The main protagonist, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, breaks one of the Ten Commandments, “shall not murder,” within the first few chapters. Raskolnikov is troubled and angry with his pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, as he believes that she has continually cheated him out of his money, and he was determined to get acquire revenge for himself and others she has done wrong. Following…

make assumptions if you don’t ask the main source first. Another lesson is you should be accepting to everyone even if you may believe that they are different, weird, or doing the wrong thing. The Children’s Hour is about a young teenage girl, Mary, played by Grace Viveros, who feels she is treated unfair by everyone around her. She feels targeted and believes she must do something about it. Instead of talking it out she felt the need to get revenge the dirty way. She decides to start a…

When Appanna comes to know about her pregnancy, he beats her up accusing her of adultery. She pleads her innocence but Appanna drags her to the village Elders and complains against her. Rani has to face the trial before the Village Elders to prove her innocence. Following the advice of Naga she takes up the Snake trial and speaks the truth: “Yes, my husband and this King Cobra. Except for these two, I have not touched any one of the male sex.”22 Woman is a victim of gender…

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a play inspired by the Salem Witch Trials, which occured in May 1693. Miller, born on October 17, 1915, played a huge role in American theater in the twentieth century. He was an American playwright and essayist. One of his most famous plays is The Crucible; which is a play about the time of the Salem Witch Trials. He decided to write this play because the US administration started a nationwide restriction on any covens or individuals that supported Communism…