Rebecca

women's liberation. The way that Lucy is a semi-self-portraying record of Kincaid's educational encounters makes its voice all the more legitimate. The materialness of women's activist speculations in Rebecca was with regards to the storyteller's association with Maxim and his dead Mistress Rebecca. In Lucy, by differentiation, we see Jamaica Kincaid's investigation of nuances and complexities required seeing…

Brenda Shoshanna once said “ What seems good turns bad, what seems bad turns good. It is an endless cycle”. In the year 1692, a series of trials and accusations began happening in Salem Village, Massachusetts. These court trials were nothing like the normal ones, these were for the beliefs of villagers being witches. It started with a group of young girls who said they were possessed by the devil, these girls then started to accuse some of the villagers for apparently being witches. A book…

John was one of the last people to be hung in Salem. Another grudge that motivated people to lie, is Thomas and Ann Putnam, being jealous of Rebecca Nurse's big family. Thomas and Ann accuse Rebecca Nurse of being a witch because all of their children have died. Ann Putnam has said “ They were murdered, Mr. Parris! And mark this proof!”(1096). Rebecca Nurse was charged with being a witch and was hung. The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows that people will do whatever it takes to protect…

John Rolfe was one of the early ambitious English settlers of the New World. During Rolfe’s existence, he had sailed for the New World only to find Jamestown, Virginia’s settlers undergo with winter famine. Rolfe is accredited with the bountiful development of tobacco as an export crop in Jamestown and is recognized as the spouse of Matoaka, otherwise known as Pocahontas, the chief 's daughter of the Powhatan Alliance. John Rolfe would define success as a triumphant cultivator of tobacco and…

simplest activities completed daily. In the film, The Crucible, obedience is found throughout the actions of the townspeople. The results of obedience in the film lead to the deaths of multiple important figures in the town who include; John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Martha Corey. When the group of “afflicted”girls follow the lead of Abigail they are obedient to what they believe to be a higher authority (The Crucible). Sometimes following the lead of what is presumed to be a higher…

For what seems like forever, I’ve had the same complaint about the state of the horror genre. One film after another follows a nearly identical premise, depicting a small group of people wandering around a dark, confined area (typically a house or forest) - haunted by a member of the supernatural community. The ghule in question varies based on the story, taking the form of ugly shadow figures, women draped in black, children, and dolls - all focused on causing chaos. That said, this is a…

accusations, the hangings, and the confessions. Salem is a Puritan village similar to any other, with it’s rules and religion. In Salem, there are wealthy landowners like the Putnams, righteous ministers like Reverend Parris, influential townspeople like Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor, and heavy handed officials like Judge Danforth and Reverend Hale. These people and more…

confession to witchcraft. Judge Danforth of Salem has condemned hundreds to witchcraft, and hundreds have confessed (Miller 1160), but upstanding citizens in the town refuse to confesses to the lies, and would rather die than live a lie, such as Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and of course, John Proctor. John Proctor is willing to die as opposed to living with his name tarnished, and his life a lie of something he didn’t do and doesn’t believe in. There are principles worth dying for because there…

1. Abigail- Abigail Williams is the most powerful character throughout The Crucible, who starts the blaming game throughout Salem, Massachusetts. Even though different rumors about her are spreading through the village, she convinces many people with her lies about the bonfire incident. For example, she persuades Reverend Hale and Parris that Tituba was involved in different form of witchcraft. People from the village believe what she says because she is a victim of witchcraft who was able to…

recounts the story of twelve-year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick and her encounter with the peer pressure exerted by her fellow classmates. Rebecca was attacked by a group of girls through the use of technology over a dispute about a boy. She received multiple texts that Twenge illustrates in her writing the girls sent text saying, “‘can you die please?’ ‘why are you still alive?’ and ‘go kill yourself.’” (148). Unfortunately, as Twenge writes “she did,” young Rebecca killed herself by walking into an…