In Year of Wonders, birds are being used as a positive sign, as a symbol of freedom, where in The Crucible, birds are adopted as a negative sign, as they are thought to be related back to the devil. Within the text Year of Wonders, birds are utilised as symbols of hope and freedom. “I must have fallen asleep, for when I awoke it was to birdsong. Sunshine streamed through the high casements and fell in wide bands, like yellow Maypole ribands, across the kitchen floor.” The bird song shows that it is peaceful around Anna at this time, but her mind is not at peace wither current inner conflict. The play called The Crucible used birds in an entirely different way. “MERCY: It‘s on the beam!—behind the rafter! DANFORTH: (Looking up.) Where! ABIGAIL: Why...? …show more content…
Why do you come, yellow bird?” The girls in this scene, particularly Abigail, are creating a scene where there is a bird within the church, implying that it has told someone what to do, making them a