What If You Should Be Considered A Snitch?

Martha was tied to her father through bloodlines so not only was the whole family affected by her actions and ideas she also shared a blood and more emotional connection to her “controlling” figure; whereas Mary was bound to John Anderson in more of a fiscal and economic way- servitude, later known as apprenticeship. Because of this situation Martha had no power no matter what she did, and in most cases probably didn’t recognize her lack of power because she was being controlled by her father. But, for Mary she did possess a small amount of power for herself. Prior to her marriage to William Edmondson the two paid an unreasonable fee of $500 to him not only to release her of her serviced duties but to also be lawfully married in the eyes of the state. Because of this difference, the two seem slightly different, but in terms of power, both possessed little to none over

But Mary is too scared because she is afraid that if she confesses the truth then the girls will turn on her and try to hang her.“ I cannot, they’ll turn on me-” (page # 931). I can see where she is coming from because if this were me I to would be scared for my life. Abby threatens everyone in the beginning that if anyone confesses against her she will kill them, and she knows how to do it because she witnessed the death of her own

You should be honest in relationships because Hannah and Natalie lie to each other and everyone about their true feeling for others and it causes strife between the group of friends. Laurel lies to her parents and friends about what happened to May and thinks they blame her but doesn't tell them. She also Lies to May about what happened when she was left alone. Sky lies to Laurel about why he truly decided to date her and breaks her heart. In the book Love Letters to The Dead, it illustrates that you should be honest in a relationship or it can ruin the relationship completely.

Martha said she was so beside herself that she told Kim either stop drinking or you are on your own.

What if you lived in a town of trials where, friends turned on friends? I believe Abigail Williams is guilty of witchcraft because, she was seen dancing in the woods conjuring spirits. Abigail also lied in court about Marry Warren’s poppet and, about her being a bird.

She goes and tries to tell the court the truth, but the other girls turn on her and say she is a witch, and that she is coming after them. She then figures it is easier to lie than to tell the truth, and once again falls to peer pressure. Mary Warren is not a strong character in the book at all. Whoever she is with and whatever they tell her to do, she does it. Mary is definitely a victim of peer pressure.

For a minute it looks like she'll defend me. No, no, she won't.” (28) Heather is too petty to help her friend because she is afraid to ruin her reputation. Her pettiness is seen all the way through the book, from the time she broke down crying because she had no friends, to when she came running back to Melinda when the Martha’s were not being nice.

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play full of suspense and constant suspicion. The conflicts in the play occur because of the characters forming into groups. Group mentality describes how a person’s decisions are directly affected by their peers’ behaviors. Problems arise when people with bad intentions begin to work with others for a common goal. In The Crucible, the conflicts of the play illustrate the power and effects of crowd mentality, and how one person’s thoughts in the group can alter the other characters’ opinions.

Because the romantic relationship between Martha and himself is not real, it lives within his own fantasy world. This fantasy world seems to be the preferred mode of survival for him and it was his necessary symbolic item for him to remember his purpose in surviving the war, and therefore he needed them just as much as anyone would need the ammunition for a gun, food to eat, or clothing on their backs, until he believed his lack awareness of reality caused the death of a fellow man. After the death of one of his men Cross decided to let Martha go, because “she belonged to another world, which was not quite real,… because she never loved him and never would” (O’ Brien

Heather, who had once been Melinda’s “friend”, turns against Melinda when she says, “‘Look, you can’t eat lunch with me anymore. I’m sorry. Oh, and don’t eat those potato chips. They’ll make you break out.’ She neatly wraps her trash into a wax-paper ball and deposits it in the garbage can. Then she walks to the Martha table. Her friends scootch down to make room for her. They swallow her whole and she never looks back at me. Not once” (Anderson 107). The Martha’s were a group of people who do nice things for the community together and Heather dragged Melinda with her when Heather tried to join the Martha’s. When Heather says, “Look, you can’t eat lunch with me anymore”, she’s trying to say that Melinda is no longer someone suitable to hang out with Heather. Basically, Heather abandoned Melinda for another group of people who actually fit into the society. If Heather were an actual friend, she wouldn’t have just ditched Melinda like that for the Martha’s, who later on, reject Heather. Heather “never looks back” at Melinda which goes to show that Heather doesn’t see Melinda as a friend. Heather abandoned Melinda and if Heather had been a real friend, she wouldn’t have been so quick to let go of Melinda. Another example of an antagonist to Melinda is Rachel. Towards the beginning of the book, Rachel clearly displays her

She is friends with three boys who make prank calls for fun. “I suppose it all started when Lorraine and I and these two amoebae called Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly were hot on those phone gags last September,” (Zindel 18). Lorraine does not have very good friends, and they influence her to do bad things. Her best friends John is very bad about lying, going far enough to sometimes believe his own fabrications. “I looked at John’s face and began to realize it was he who had started me telling all these prevarications,” (Zindel 25). Sometimes John’s dishonesty rubs off on Lorraine, causing her to fib with him. Because Lorraine does not have Positive Peer Influence, she may pick up bad traits as she becomes an

Character’s actions establish an atmosphere in the scene. Since Joe has left Karen has been sensing something about the speech Martha is presenting Karen nervously responds, “Why are you saying all this,” which Martha replies, “Because I love you” (Hellman 66). Karen pushing away because she knows what is coming next, which is Martha’s line. Martha says, “But maybe I love you that way. The way they said I loved you. I don’t know — Listen to me” and “I have loved you the way they said” (Hellman 66). That way in a relationship way. Question the authenticity of what type of love she really feels. Martha says “There’s always been something wrong. Always—as long as I can remember. But I never knew it until all this happened” (Hellman 66). Is this

Gassner notes in Best American Plays "Their most violent attacks are not without a loving component and each provides the other with the opportunity for expressing these ambivalent feelings"(148)."Their relationship is an incredible inferno of sado-masochism" (148). After Martha commits adultery, George jealously attempts to choke her to death. Their relationship is demonstrated in the series of insults in which they enjoy the negations of love.

words and implies she is the true fool by saying “do you not hear, fellows? Take away the lady”

Elizabeth may have a quarrel with her friend; her simplicity would make her focus on solving the problem rather than figuring out who is at fault. This is because the problem is her problem, not her friend.