The Crucible #8

Quote

Danforth: "And when he come to you, what were his demand? Did he bid you to do his work upon the earth?" (Miller 139).

Proctor: "He did" (139).

Response

Proctor is a shell of his former self. The vibrant and opinionated Proctor is now a defeated human being. Proctor reminds me of Winston from 1984. Both men are completely defeated and have the will of society forced upon them. The only difference is that Winston is completely defeated while Proctor still has his opinions, Proctor's confession is false. The theocracy is The Crucible fails because they are unable to completely control the mind and body of everybody, the society in 1984 is able to easily achieve this.

Quote

Parris: "Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house-a dagger clattered to the ground. You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!" (128).

Response

Parris on only in favor of things that directly benefit himself. He is only in favor of the witch hunt when it is advantageous for him. We see at the beginning of the witch hunt Parris' elevated position in society causes him to be completely in favor of the preceedings. Now, as we see people of popularity in society are being hung Parris is not in favor of the witch hunt because it puts his life in direct jeopardy.