The Crucible

My personal opinion on the book "The Crucible", I thought it was the most interesting out of all the books. It showed how different times were back then, compared to now days. Its funny how everyone fully believed in 'witchcraft'. In the present days now , if you took someone to court for witchcraft, the judges would just laugh at you, and possibly send you to therapy. I thought it was entertaining to read this book, just because all of the different beliefs we have now, compared to the 1650's - 1690's. This is why I thought "The Crucible" was the most interesting out of all the novels we read, so far.



In this book, I really didnt connect to any of the characters very much. My favorite character was Abigail though. I liked how dominant she was and wasnt scared of the court or really anyone. Instead of being frightened of what was going to possibly happen to her, she figured out ways of keeping herself out of jail or being blamed for 'witchcraft'. My other favorite character was John Procter. He seemed helpful throughout the book, even though it wasnt out of kindness. He was so helpful because, he didnt want anyone to find out about the affair between him and Abigail. I really found that entertaining. My least favorite character was Reverand Parris. It seemed like he wasnt really concerned about the witchcraft, all he cared about was putting someone in jail to save his reputation as a good minister. Also Betty Parris bothered me, I couldnt figure out if she was faking throughout the novel to get the girls into trouble or if she really was taken over by the devil,or if she was sick. She really didnt do anything that made me not like her I just didnt like the idea of not knowing what really happened to her.


I really liked this book, even though it was tricky to read sometimes, just because of how different the time periods were. "The Crucible", was probabaly my second favorite book, I've read this summer. "The Great Gatsby", still wins. There was many things alike in the books but also alot of differences too. Both novels contain; guilt, deceptions, and is mainly about lying to keep good reputations. They also kept you wondering throughout the book, which I enjoyed. It made me want to keep reading. One major difference between the two novels was how different the time eras were to eachother. "The Great Gatsby" was more about how important wealth was to people, and that anyone would sell out eachother just to get their hands on money. "The Crucible" was also about selling out eachother . But it wasnt for the same reasons as "The Great Gatsby". It was for the hope of not going to jail. In the end though, I thought both novels were good.