Mercy Otis Warren

A small village in Salem, Massachusetts is what this Puritan community calls home. The village is not a new settlement, rather, one that has been molded for decades. The inhabitants have continued to build on the lives and reputations of those before them. Now that Abigail Williams, niece to the town’s Reverend Parris, and other girls in the community have begun accusing many of witchcraft, everything has gone downhill. Considering Arthur Miller describes Salem as a close, Puritanical…

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a descendant of one of Salem's judges who sentenced several "witches" to death making these stories personal for him. Hawthorne was ashamed of his ancestors, and believed Puritanism to be foolish. Hawthorne’s heritage makes him biased against Puritans, but he is using them as an example to show everyone the superficiality that exists in the whole world. Throughout the stories, Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil, Hawthorne uses symbols, characters, and…

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the greatest courage to take over President Herbert Hoover’s disorder in America to an accomplished nation. He helped others in the struggle of life or death. Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, shows many characters putting others before themselves. As Boo Radley decided to come out of his home, where it was safe for him, to save Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell who was trying to hurt them. He had help to protect their risk of being killed. Atticus…

A crucible is a severe test.. It could also mean a place or situation in which different components interact to form something new . It's also container that holds hot metal.In the crucible written by Arthur Miller each character is faced with test. The test that each of them have is honesty and how they are. A crucible in the play could best be describes when the characters have choices that the have to choose. For example the characters morals are being tested when they are questioned…

The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien is a powerful novel that portrays the Vietnam War perfectly in the readers mind. O’Brien does a fantastic job of making the reader feel everything that happens in the novel, and exhibiting how gruesome and terrifying war really is. Another thing O’Brien does is use symbolism to depict a different meaning to what is happening to the soldiers during battle. Symbolism is ubiquitous throughout the novel and the way O’Brien uses it is phenomenal. An important…

He rejects those around him as false Christians, and the others claim that he speaks ill of the word of God. William's family includes his wife Katherine (Kate Dickie), eldest daughter Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), son Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw), twins Mercy (Ellie Grainger) and Jonas (Lucas Dawson), and baby Samuel. When taken into their life, they recently moved off their plantation in England to a small farm in New England. The movie is a New England Folk Tale that focuses on the Puritan society…

Standing in the face of what you fear most, you’re overcome with so many thoughts and whirling emotions that stir you around until you’re sick on the floor. The little envelope of your instincts tells you to run, but imaginary chains tie you to your spot. In The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter, Little Red Riding Hood is transformed from this scared, tied-to-the-spot girl into an empowered, unafraid young woman. Her encounter with a handsome young man who promises a kiss seduces her into an…

John Proctor and Giles Corey The play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, takes place in Massachusetts Bay during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The event made for many lives, families, and relationships to be threatened. In the play, characters John Proctor and Giles Corey were considered two men that have made many mistakes in the start, but toward the end of the play, proved that they could make a difference in the town. These two become the most brave and courageous men in the play…

Nathaniel Hawthorne is a well known American author who lived during the 1800’s. He was an anti-transcendentalist, meaning he believes humans are naturally evil and society balances out the bad. Hawthorne's great uncle, John Hathorne, was the judge for the Salem witch trials infamously known for killing many. This left Hawthorne with a bad name, causing him to change his last name so he had no ties with the evil man. Also as a result of who his great uncle was Hawthorne was very fascinated with…

other hand, does not have this revelation. He believes he was rightfully tortured for his sin and that he was made to be an example for the people that sin was inescapable. He felt that he was the paradigm of sin, given to the people out of God’s mercy. Dimmesdale obsessed over his sin in every aspect of his being, including the moments leading to his death, whereas Proctor learned to forgive himself and ultimately free himself from his burden of…