Why I Recommend Reading “The Crucible” By Arthur Miller
Kavin Sivakumar
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is a play that is filled with important and meaningful lessons. Although the story takes place in the 1600s the themes of the play are still relevant today. The story takes place during the Salem witch trials which is an event that happened in real life during the 1600s. The main problem in the story is mass hysteria and how false rumors can hurt innocent people’s lives. The story goes over topics such as peer pressure, honesty, and standing up for what is right.
One of the reasons I would recommend this book is the story is written as a play. Even though the story has four acts and has around 140 pages, the story keeps on moving because almost all of the information is dialogue. The stage directions are also given when reading the story which allows the reader to see the emotion of the characters and it makes the story more realistic and intense while reading. Stage directions can also help you see the relationship between the characters in the story. This is especially important in “The Crucible” because many of the characters have a long and complicated relationship between them.
Another reason I would recommend the play “The Crucible” is because the story has many important lessons that are still relevant today. The story shows how peer pressure can cause people to do things that can ruin other people's lives. In this story one girl accused someone of witchcraft and without thinking of it all the other girls started accusing people of witchcraft which made many people go to jail and a couple of people died. A couple of the characters are based on the Salem witch trials and one of the accusers apologized to the families of the people that she killed or put in prison from accusing them of witchcraft. This shows peer pressure can make you do things that can ruin others' lives and things that you will regret doing.
The play allows readers to understand that fear and misinformation can spread quickly. In the story once the girls started accusing people of witchcraft everyone in the town believed them with no proof because they are worried about getting hurt by the witchcraft so to avoid this they agree with the girls even though all of them were lying. It shows how a lie that might not seem as big in the moment can build up and eventually ruin your life along with many other innocent people.
Overall, “The Crucible” is a great play to read if you are looking for something that moves along quickly with an interesting story. The lessons of peer pressure and mass hysteria and how it can affect society is important for people to know so they don’t end up making the same mistake these people did. These factors are what make “The Crucible” an amazing story to read.
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