Samuel Collier Character Analysis

Did Amos Fortune live a good life? The answer to this question is only determined by what one considers a good life. Is a good life having anything one wants, or is it something more? Perhaps a good life is living unto God, with sacrifice and suffering. Amos certainly did not get everything he wanted, and suffered greatly. Amos Fortune did not live for himself, he lived for others. Because of his selflessness, Amos’s life was well lived, though he did not have a good life.

Arthur miller’s The Crucible is about how a group of girls that start a witch hunt a salem and end up killing many of innocent people. The Crucible has a deeper meaning to it about how people react when fear hits them, and who would be pressured to do the things they do and who would fight for what they believe in. Abigail has the most power in the trials as she convinces the girls to join her to get revenge on people that look upon them. John is a well respected man that realizes that Abigail and the girls are lying about witchcraft and is having the whole town of salem going crazy. Rev.Danforth is a stubborn judge that tries to help keep salem calm and not to cause a overthrow in the court. Danforth is the last decision to decide who gets

In the play The Crucible many of the characters learn things about themselves as well as others. Discuss the insight gained by the characters of Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor.

Nick Carraway, or the narrator of the novel, is quickly shown at the beginning of the novel to be an educated, well-off, and prominent man in his family. Further on, one of Nick's best qualities is that he is quickly described as nonjudgmental, which is great since the novel is told in his point of view. At the very beginning of the novel, Nick states that his father once gave him a piece of advice that has stuck with him ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one . . . just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." From this quote, Nick has developed a sense of moral justice and is told to be truly honest. Additionally, Nick is brought up as a

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor, the protagonist, is a farmer in his middle thirties. The author gives little to no detailed physical description of him, but from Proctor’s speech, we can still picture him as a strong and powerful man who is able to keep every situation under the control, the kind of personality which earns him deep respect and even fear from the people in town. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, the antagonist, plays an inferior role as an orphan who has no social status in a place like Salem. Over the course of the play, John Proctor is absolutely awakened and transformed by Abigail Williams. In the end, he overcomes the crucible by releasing himself from his guilt of

Arthur Bauer was hanging out with his friend Erik Fisher. He knew that he would be unpopular if he did not obey Erik. Recently, Arthur even killed a man named Luiz Cruz. He always hated to carry out these evil plans, but he felt forced to do it to protect his status. The first thing that Erik got Arthur to do was to make fun of the death of his old friend, Mike Costello. “Ha! Do you remember the picture of his face! Priceless!” Erik laughed. “Pretty soon we’ll get to see the close up!”

In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller involves a character named John Proctor, an even-tempered farmer, who cared about how others saw him as. Procter was a married man to Elizabeth Proctor and a father of three as well. Throughout the book, Procter is shown as a man obsessed with his status to protect his name. The following quote says “... there is evidence to suggest that he had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites. He was the kind of man--powerful of body, even-tempered, and not easily led….”, this shows he was the type of a person to unleash his temper with people often, although it was good because he was well known for revealing hypocrisy. This gave him honor in his town and respect by his

In this short story by Tim O’Brien, Lieutenant Jimmy cross leads a platoon of men in the Vietnam War. Unable to keep his thoughts from his unrequited love interested, Martha, Cross allowed his platoon to become lax in their duties and mentally removed from the war. The conflict arises when one of his men, Ted Lavender, is killed on a mission. The conflict is resolved when Lieutenant Cross abandons his youthful fantasy world for the reality of the war he is living in. Cross finds new purpose in the vigilant leadership of his men.

American playwright and theatrical figure in the twentieth-century, Arthur Miller, once said, “Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.” Though he did not include this quote in the context of his famous work, The Crucible, his wise words can also be relevant in this play. The play takes place during the era of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. In his composition, he includes the story of Mr. and Mrs. Proctor, a married couple living outside of Salem in the time period of the trials. Abigail Williams, the family’s servant, has an affair with Mr. Proctor, which becomes a greatly kept secret before prior to the events of the play. Proctor then fully experiences the consequences of betraying his wife, which include shame of betrayal and fear of

“The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better,” stated John Dewey. Always trying to do the right thing and move on from past mistakes will allow people to see how you are trying to improve yourself; Reverend Hale is not always seen making morally correct choices, but he tries to distinguish the right path for him and the people of Salem. Reverend Hale, a morally ambiguous character, tries to prove that witchcraft is taking place in Salem and makes an effort to try and get those accused back to God; Hale tries to convince those accused to confess to witchcraft, to prevent them from being hanged.

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller which was written in 1692 about the severe Salem witch trials. The play incorporates a great deal of generally good people and an abundance of evil actions. Miller tells a story of those who experienced the trials first hand and played important roles in the time period. Many of the main characters in the story play both sides of good and evil which makes this a morality play. Throughout the play, we never truly understand if the evil actually comes from the devil or from the minds of the individual.

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

Imagine your very last breath being toke from you at only twenty years old. Imagine never being able to hear your mother’s or your child’s voice ever again. Now imagine being left to die in your car in front of your house alone. Unfortunately, on December 22nd, 2016 this became reality for my family friend Dion Tynes and all of his loved ones.

athaniel Hawthorn’s book, The Scarlet Letter, is rife with complex and captivating characters. Throughout the book, Hawthorn displays his ability to write characters who are believable, and yet fascinating at the same time. Each of his characters posses different, unique traits, and are all intriguing in their own right. One character who stands out among the rest, is Arthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale is one of the main protagonists of the book, and is the tragic character of the story. He proves his tragic nature through his steady decline from upstanding Pastor to sinful hypocrite, his torturous treatment of himself, out of remorse for his sin, and by others, and his eventual overcoming of his in conflict.

In Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son, he attempts to shape him into a respectable man worthy of inheriting the family wealth in ways that can still be recognized in parenting today. In modern times, parents put a high value on grades and schooling; Chesterfield chides his son to take more care in his accumulation of knowledge. Respect is also key, parents still demand the same respect from their children as Chesterfield expects from his son. Another thing that parents will often say is to “learn from their mistakes” which is something Chesterfield places high value on. The things Chesterfield tries to pass on in this letter to his son say a lot about his personal values, namely, the value he places on respect, education, and decision- making.