Well, to begin, The Crucible is exploring the practice of witchcraft in the town of Salem Salem Salem
Right away, Parris is kneeling against the bed praying to God. God is the ruler of their town, but the people are the ones who carry out what God wants. In Puritan writing, the main focus of all the stories is usually God. Yes, God is the main ruler and idol in this story, but then the play gets into the idea of witchcraft. Witchcraft is basically exploring with the devil and trying to contact the dead, which is quite a sin. So already in the play, God is contradicted as the main idol, and now the devil has come into play. The play gives a little twist to the Puritan writing, by looking at it through a different aspect. In other Puritans stories that we have read, the people have bad stuff happen to them and they pray to God and ask for his help in the situation. In The Crucible though, not only are they asking for God’s help, they are asking God to forgive them for worshiping the devil. From the story “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” we see the darker side of things in Puritan writing. Yes there is the almighty and powerful God, but below we do have the devil. Sin is a major theme occurring between the two stories because God is angry when people sin. Witchcraft is by far a sin, which makes God angry. In Puritan writing, it is not a good thing if God is mad at you. One of the Puritan’s beliefs is that doing humanistic learning and activities would draw people away from the church. The church was a very important place to the Puritans because God was working in their everyday lives and the people needed to attend church. Anyways, in The Crucible, the witchcraft rumors are partially keeping people away from the church. The reputation the girls made for themselves are not very good ones. The church has become a less enjoyable place for the people inSalem
Overall the book is very plain and simple. There are some parts that are kind of complex, but once they are broken down, the reader realizes how straight to the point the book really is. In the beginning the girls are very held back and do not want to confess to practicing witchcraft for fear of what may happen to them in their future. As Betty begins to become a little bit better, she still cringes when she hears the Lord’s name, which is upsetting to Parris. The girls finally confess because they want God to free them and renew them. This is when Betty gets a lot better and the viewpoint starts to shift to Tituba, who is receiving the majority of the blame. I think overall the book does a good job at showing Puritan writing style, but also contradicting the writing style and showing the reader a different viewpoint of what is happening in the book when the characters are focused on something other than God and heaven.
Right away, Parris is kneeling against the bed praying to God. God is the ruler of their town, but the people are the ones who carry out what God wants. In Puritan writing, the main focus of all the stories is usually God. Yes, God is the main ruler and idol in this story, but then the play gets into the idea of witchcraft. Witchcraft is basically exploring with the devil and trying to contact the dead, which is quite a sin. So already in the play, God is contradicted as the main idol, and now the devil has come into play. The play gives a little twist to the Puritan writing, by looking at it through a different aspect. In other Puritans stories that we have read, the people have bad stuff happen to them and they pray to God and ask for his help in the situation. In The Crucible though, not only are they asking for God’s help, they are asking God to forgive them for worshiping the devil. From the story “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” we see the darker side of things in Puritan writing. Yes there is the almighty and powerful God, but below we do have the devil. Sin is a major theme occurring between the two stories because God is angry when people sin. Witchcraft is by far a sin, which makes God angry. In Puritan writing, it is not a good thing if God is mad at you. One of the Puritan’s beliefs is that doing humanistic learning and activities would draw people away from the church. The church was a very important place to the Puritans because God was working in their everyday lives and the people needed to attend church. Anyways, in The Crucible, the witchcraft rumors are partially keeping people away from the church. The reputation the girls made for themselves are not very good ones. The church has become a less enjoyable place for the people in
Overall the book is very plain and simple. There are some parts that are kind of complex, but once they are broken down, the reader realizes how straight to the point the book really is. In the beginning the girls are very held back and do not want to confess to practicing witchcraft for fear of what may happen to them in their future. As Betty begins to become a little bit better, she still cringes when she hears the Lord’s name, which is upsetting to Parris. The girls finally confess because they want God to free them and renew them. This is when Betty gets a lot better and the viewpoint starts to shift to Tituba, who is receiving the majority of the blame. I think overall the book does a good job at showing Puritan writing style, but also contradicting the writing style and showing the reader a different viewpoint of what is happening in the book when the characters are focused on something other than God and heaven.
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.
Edwards, Jonathan. "From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 97-99. Print.
Edwards, Jonathan. "From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 97-99. Print.
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