makes sacrifices, how can they be selfish? In the story “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams makes many sacrifices that are not all for the best. She sacrifices the lives of many people in her town for herself. She also makes her lover, John Proctor, sacrifice his time with his sick wife. Abigail sacrifices the freedom of her fellow townspeople. All those actions made by Abigail Williams can only point to one thing, a selfish person. Abigail Williams convinces a town that many people
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In “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, Ray Bradbury uses a variety of mythological, literary, and biblical allusions. An example of a literary allusion is when Mr. Holloway vents to Will about his thoughts when he says, “I asked myself, why would Mephistopheles want a soul?”(Bradbury 203). This alluded to Mephistopheles, a fallen angle spirit of the devil, in the novel Dr. Faustus. Mephistopheles preys on people who are in dark despair and people with un healable wounds so they can sell their souls
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how such a strong man let such a sickly wife be’ (Miller 470). Abigail is commenting on Elizabeth’s health. She does not understand why John would rather have a sick wife than her. She is jealous that he chose His wife over her. Then she commented, ‘You loved me John Proctor, and whatever sin it is you love me yet,’ (Miller 471). This shows that Abigail thinks John loves her, and she is trying to convince him to be with her again. Abigail’s envy of Elizabeth drives her to get many people killed. In
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Pride is like a rosebush; thorns and flowers both grow from the same bush. The Scarlet Ibis, by James Hurst, makes a perfect example of this. Old woman swamp symbolizes the safe place that love grows in, but along with love, pride also grows. The swamp is where the narrator's pride grows. At first, this pride is out of selfishness, but later on, it is pride of the abilities of Doodle, like his storytelling. An area in which my point is proven is when the narrator teaches Doodle to walk. "They did
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is not an ordinary book, Steinbeck contrast normal chapters and intercalary chapters to depict the relationship between American farmers at that time and the Joad’s family. The story takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck also used intercalary chapters to portray the impact of the Dust Bowl, reform in agricultural industry, Great Depression, and the effect that large corporations had on the rural farm families. Throughout the intercalary
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Revolutionary War Comparison Essay Paul Revere was an exceptional silversmith who owned his own silver shop. Johnny at one point goes to Revere for assistance in a sugar container he is recreating for Paul Revere. Described at one point in novel as participating in the Boston Tea party, Paul Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Observers. He participated several key events in the beginnings of the American Revolutionary War. Paul Revere is occasionally mentioned in the novel
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In Salem, Massachusetts a trail took place , a trial of that Sarah Good. Sarah Good was one of the first women to be accused of witch craft, who was found guilty and later hanged. Sarah Good did not get a fair trial, she was found guilty before she even knew what she was accused of. Through the trail she was asked a series of questions that were dismissed as soon as words came out of her mouth, her answers made no difference there was no way her life could be saved; by here or anybody else. The only
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At the end of the Crucible John Proctor is on his way to the gallows to accept his fate. Although Miller states Proctor is a tragic hero, he failed to bring justice to Salem; therefore, he is a failure. No matter how much proof he tries to bring to the table, the girls find a way to make Cheever believe them. Proctor failed because since he had the affair with Abigail, she wanted to be with him so badly that she caused this trial to become something so much worse than what it should’ve been. He also
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The Salem Witch trials The Salem witch trials were a series of accusations and executions taking place in Salem Massachusetts, a harsh growing environment. The strict religion in Salem made witchcraft sound abominable and needing to be stopped. During the trials many innocent civilians were convicted along with animals. When humans were accused of witchcraft they had various types of tests to check and sometimes lead to accidental death. Puritans were very religious and believed their religion
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In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, two men, George and Lennie, are kicked off of a farm and need to find new work, but, George is always covering for the trouble that Lennie causes unintentionally, causing George’s life to be harder than it needs to be. This leads into the idea that Steinbeck shows throughout the story, which is companionship is detrimental and will cause problems. Steinbeck uses characterization, archetypes, and motifs throughout the story to prove the detriment of companionship
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