Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who recently was kicked out of his fancy prep school. For a 16 year old, he’s highly immature and makes poor decisions. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, Holden’s condescending and impulsive ways, along with his compulsive lying is all because he does not want to grow and is holding onto his childhood. First, Holden lies profusely for no reason at all. He tells a lady on the train that his name is Rudolf Schmidt because he “didn’t feel like
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Maycomb court is back in trial with the Ewell’s as the accuser and Tom Robinson as the defendant. Atticus takes the stand as the lawyer to defend Tom, and proves a valid point to anyone that it is as clear as day that Tom is not guilty. Why was he proven guilty then? Personal, I don't see that he should be guilty. I want people to realize the truth, and see why he isn’t guilty. Physical evidence of Mayella’s bruises clearly shows that her left side was bruised. Attius states, ”...there is
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Forgiveness in The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne had intentionally given the reader the choice to decide whether or not Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale were forgiven by God in The Scarlet Letter. From Evidence collected from instances in the book, God has unmistakably pardoned the pair. The act of adultery, one of the most vile crimes to possibly commit of this period, was carried out by both Prynne and Dimmesdale. Resulting in harassment and maltreatment towards Hester. Also bringing
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In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”, the character’s were used to emphasize the supernatural within the Yellow Bird scene to create an atmosphere filled with pandemonium in the town of Salem. This hysteria was created by using the town of Salem, Massachusetts during the time when blaming someone else was the only choice to escape the accusation of being a witch. Abigail Williams reacted to Mr. Hale’s instinctual claim of “always [striking] [him] false” with a “weird, wild,” action as well as
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Proctor: Fabricator or Straightforward? Fabrication is looked at the same way lying is, wrong. Coming up with fiction when the truth needs to be told. John Proctor in The Crucible, is a farmer in a Puritan society. Proctor has a wife, Elizabeth, and three boys, but only two are baptized. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, John Proctor was a dishonest man by lying, being dishonest towards Reverend Hale, and betraying his family by being actively involved in adultery. John Proctor is a dishonorable
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The Crucible I grew up around a friend group that was always there for eachother. Our parents were good friends with their parents and they would all come over for big sport games. As we all got older we grew closer together and we all basically became each others brothers. One day we were shocked about what had happened. As our friend Aaron was playing baseball he fell to the ground while playing shortstop. They rushed him to a hospital and begun to do tests. Once the tests results were in he
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Mary Warren is one of the many characters in “The Crucible” with major character development. Although she was introduced as “a subservient, naïve, lonely girl,” (Miller 18) in Act One, by Act Two she gained more confidence in herself, due to her newfound authority in Salem. At first, Mary was reluctant to go along with Abigail’s lies, and she even tried to convince her to come out with the truth. “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two year ago
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Haha Carlo I agree with you on how John Proctor does seem to be the only one with a brain able to see through the B.S the girls have caused the town. I think testing someone's faith by making them repeat all 10 commandments is the dumbest idea EVER!!! Why does remembering 10 rules define your love for God and the church? These Puritans should of spent less time accusing people of witchcraft and more time reading things other than a bible. But anyways the way John Proctor treats Elizabeth throws me
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The protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, passes his extreme test because he is willing to put his life and reputation at risk to free Elizabeth from all of her troubles. John’s past affair with the jealous Abigail Williams is no secret to Elizabeth. Determined to do anything she can to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail makes up many lies about her like accusing her of implanting a needle in a doll. John finally sees that there is only one way to stop the hysteria in Salem:
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I believe that Elizabeth Proctor is innocent and I have the evidence to prove it. Elizabeth Proctor has never participated in witchcraft of any kind. She has been through rough times in her life but who hasn’t been? It’s just a part of life. This is a horrible reason for finding Elizabeth Proctor guilty of witchcraft. Elizabeth Proctor is a super religious woman, owns a bible, and has memorized the Ten Commandments. Would a witch regularly attend mass,
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