Well the book is very interesting so far. The characters are all slowly developing and the reader gets to experience the real person they are turning out to be. Overall though, the characters in the book are all kind of deceiving. They act like good Christians when they go to church, but when they are outside of church, they are not very good at being a Christian. In the chapter, witchcraft is still a rumor that is being spread, but now many people are being called into court for many reasons. A panel of judges basically chooses if they are hung or if they are sent to jail. When the people come with a warrant to take you to the court, they must go without questions. Evidence is the main thing that is important to the judges because they determines if you get hung or if you go to jail. In the story, Abigail is becoming quite the scheming artist. She is doing a very good job at trying to get what she wants. She has a lot of anger from when Goody Proctor kicked her out of the house because Abigail did not want to be a slave. She has a secret crush on Proctor and she does anything to ensure they are together. She claims she was stabbed in the side and the person who should be held guilty is Goody Proctor's spirit, which secretly wanted to hurt her.
I think that Abigail falls into the orange category because she is a doer (True Colors). She did not really think about her actions and how they could affect her, she just went with her gut and hoped Proctor would come back to her. Not only is Proctor furious now, he is asking his slave to testify against Abigail in court. I think that Goody Proctor falls in the green category because she has a plan for everything, but she thinks about it before she actually carries it out (True Colors). I think that this will help her later in the story because unlike Abigail who just went with her gut feeling and wanted to get it done with, Goody Proctor already had talked to her husband and told him what to do about Abigail. She told him that he needed to end anything with her that she might see as potential flirting in a way. I think that Parris is probably in the gold category. I think this because he has a plan for everything and he seems very organized (True Colors). When he first found out better was "sick," he sent for a doctor. He thinks very logically and keeps everything in control. He is a leader among the group from what it seems. I think that Mr. Hale falls in the blue category because he is a helper (True Colors). He likes to help people. He is there for giving advice and helping people through tough situations. He seems like he can make a person feel better and has an answer for everything. I think Proctor falls in the doer, or orange category (True Colors). He seems to say what he wants and does what he wants. He went to Abigail's house and did not really think about it or the impact it had on him and her. I think that he goes off of his impulses and his anger more than logically thinking things through. As for the slaves, I think that they are in the blue category also (True Colors). They like to help out the families they are slaves for, but they have a certain twist to them. I do not believe they are such good saints as they claim to be. They have a rebellious side, and I think they are secretly not loyal to their masters and that will hurt them in the end. Even though each personality is different in the story, I think that is what makes it such an interesting book to read.
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.
Baytech Web Design. "True Colors." True Colors. True Colors International, 2009. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. <http://www.true-colors.com/WhatisTrueColors.html>.
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