Reflection of The Crucible

          While reading The Crucible, I became very frustrated. For instance, when the group of girls said that Tituba made them drink blood and dance in the woods, and Tituba was beaten for it. It made me sick to read that because those girls were so self-centered to blame it on Tituba when she had nothing to do with the situation. Plus, all of the lying and being convicted for the wrong crime just bugged me because I am one of those people who needs things to be fair. An additional thing that perturbed me was the form of English The Crucible was in. I do not like Old English because it is hard to understand and you really have to think about it as oppose to today’s way of speaking. Though I was annoyed numerous times about different things in this play, I did enjoy reading it and learning more about the Salem Witch Trials.

HUAC

The House of Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee in the United State House of Representatives which was made to look for disloyalty in the United States government.  Largely associated with McCarthyism, HUAC set out to investigate and convict people of communism views. In 1947, HUAC began blacklisting Hollywood actors and producers, including Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and Charlie Chaplin.

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Part of A Fire and Brimstone Sermon

Poor and miserable sinners! You are here on this earth to obey God’s commands; however you have cheated him and sinned against him like the animals you are! And because of your actions you will see the wrath of God! His hand is holding you above the fiery pits of hell, just waiting to let you go and fall into Satan’s hands for all of eternity! No matter what you do now, God does not forget your terrible sins against him! There is no hope!

Squanto- "God's Instrument"

After being captured to be sold into slavery, Squanto joined the Newfoundland Company where he learned English. After his work for the Newfoundland Company, he went back to his homeland, located somewhere near Plymouth. Therefore, when the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Squanto became their interpreter, guide, and agricultural advisor. While helping the Pilgrims adapt to their new surroundings, Squanto taught them how to catch fish, grow crops such as corn, and even how to fertilize their crops. An additional thing Squanto did for the Pilgrims was teach them out to construct houses that would save them for the terribly cold winters. By doing this, Squanto saved many pilgrims’ lives. Once the crops he taught the men to grow were harvested, he instructed the pilgrim women on how to cook the food. He also served as translator for them so they could trade with the Indians and better understand how to deal with them when it came to bargaining. He was considered by the Pilgrims to be "God's instrument". Without his help their story could have had a different ending.

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