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Exploring Fear, Scapegoats, and Tragedy in "The Crucible" and Modern Parallels

This summary delves into the themes of fear, scapegoating, and tragedy present in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," while drawing parallels to contemporary issues faced by individuals and communities. It highlights the irrational fears of the Salem villagers towards witchcraft, societal expectations, and the consequences of personal actions, such as John Proctor's affair. Modern-day examples include academic pressures in schools and personal fears concerning family and financial stability. Understanding these themes enhances our awareness of historical and modern conflicts.

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Exploring Fear, Scapegoats, and Tragedy in "The Crucible" and Modern Parallels

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  1. Power Point by AlLi Drake

  2. Summary of the Crucible • Witch craft • People dying • John Proctor a married man sleeping with Abby. • People dying and loose land

  3. The Village Summary: • Elders try to mislead the village. • The woods are consider bad. • “The ones we do not speak of.” • Ivy one of the charters go into he woods to get medication of Lucian who got stabbed.

  4. Fear of The Crucible • The people of Salem were scared to make God angry. • Not living the Puritan life style • Witch craft. • Some were scared to loose their land. • Not having a good last name to pass on.

  5. Fear of The Village • The people of the town were scared of “ The ones we do not speak of.” • Having red hair. • The color red. • Other towns. • The woods.

  6. Fear of a Modern Day Example School • Not being able to graduate. • Getting in trouble. • Not doing homework. • Getting in trouble for not going to school.

  7. Fears of Myself • Dying at a young age • Not going to the college I want. • Loosing my house and loved ones. • Not making people happy. • Not getting good grades.

  8. Scapegoat of The Crucible • Abby calling Mary a witch to get out of trouble. • Ann Putman calling Rebecca Nurse a witch for all the deaths of Ann Putmans babies. • John lying to his wife Elizabeth about his affair with Abby.

  9. Scapegoat of The Village • The village people sending Ivy who is blind in the woods. • Saying the color red is bad when they’re just scared of it.

  10. Scapegoat of Modern Day Example School • Teachers telling you to do your homework or you will get in trouble. • Students being cruel towards each other.

  11. Scapegoat of Myself • My job. • My family. • Not having money.

  12. Common tragedy ofThe Crucible • People in the town dying • People lying to one another • Witch craft • Loosing land • Loosing family

  13. Common tragedy of The Village • The little boy dying. • Lucian getting sick. • “The ones we do not speak of.”

  14. Common Tragedy of Modern Day example School: • Not having bussing • Less teachers • Education going down • Kids leaving school

  15. Common tragedy of Myself • Family members dying • Being negative • Not having a lot of money

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