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Empathy In The Crucible

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According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, empathy is defined as, “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another”. For one to be empathetic towards a group that is currently in a state of oppression, one must experience oppression themselves. In the novel The Wall, David, based on the idea that Palestine is the enemy, it sparks David’s interest in fighting and going to war with the Palestinians. Joshua, the protagonist disagrees with David after his experience visiting the other side and getting to know a Palestinian family. Joshua, under oppression in his own house because Liev sees Joshua as a mislead teenager who is unable to see right from wrong, then becomes empathetic towards Palestinians because he relates to Palestine’s disagreements with Israel and Palestine’s oppression from Israel. In The Wall, Sutcliffe portrays the …show more content…

‘“Well, it’s possible,’ he says. ‘I bet there are tunnels. They’ll do anything to blow us up. They’re crazy”’ (Sutcliffe 67). David lives up to the stereotype that Israelis and Palestinians are enemies. David looks forward to the constant war and fighting between the nations and to the oppression he will cause to the Palestinians. Sutcliffe is able to develop Joshua’s empathy for the Palestinians by creating relatable experiences of oppression for him, to enable him to develop an empathetic stance of the other side. First, Joshua is under oppression and the minority from David because of their disagreements over the Palestinians. Secondly, Joshua is under oppression in his own household; his mother does not trust him enough to leave the household, while his step-father thinks of him as an irresponsible teenager who does not follow the rules. These examples allow an empathetic relationship between Joshua and Palestine, causing Joshua to run away from his home and create problems within his

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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans were fearful of further Japanese attacks on the West Coast and also of Japanese Americans. In response to this fear, President Roosevelt passed an executive order relocating all people of Japanese descent from the West Coast inland. Similar to the fear of the American people, the witch hunts in the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller led people to believe that girls in the town were being bewitched. Mass hysteria caused multiple arrests for accusations and even death for the so called “witches”. The theme of fear in both the Crucible and the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII caused people to be easily persuaded with the use of pathos and logos.

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There is always more to a human being than their looks or social status. Looks can be deceiving as a person with great credibility may not be at all what society expects them to be. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail, John Proctor, and Judge Danforth prove to readers that even people with great credibility can be sinful and manipulative. They prove this when John Proctor has an affair, Abigail sends innocent people to jail, and Judge Danforth continues to send innocent people to hang knowing he is wrong in doing so. First, John Proctor.

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Three universal themes in The Crucible are religion, non-tolerance and reputation. The play is set in the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts. In this town religion is held on a high pedestal, everything had to be morally correct. Non-tolerance is a universal theme because witchcraft is not tolerated in this society so when the girls are found in the woods they spark confusion.

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All over the world fear is controlled by many different factors. Whether it is social media, literature, or power. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, fear is used to control others as it is today. Social Media is a great example of controlling others using their fear. Embarrassment and exposure can come from social media.

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Arthur Miller was motivated to write The Crucible because of his interest in McCarthyism. The universal theme of compassion and forgiveness relates directly to the conflict of John Proctor cheating on Elizabeth, in which she eventually forgives him. Compassion and forgiveness relates to many aspects in life, especially in order to move on from what hurt you. John Proctor is in desperate need of forgiveness for the sin he committed while his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, was sick.

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We can better understand human nature through The Crucible. The Human nature of this time is greatly shown in this play. It demonstrates how people fear the unknown in many different ways and in many different parts of the play. In the Crucible Abigail and the girls accuse John Proctor of Witchcraft.

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Cruelty is a recurrent theme in literature that often acts as a critical factor in a novel’s development. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the occurrence of cruelty is seen to be gradually increasing as the story goes on from accusations of witchcraft that lead into chaos and death. Through Miller’s depiction of the merciless accusations and murders of innocent people, cruelty reveals a high extent of people’s animosity and vengeance that is greatly influenced by the attitude of the surrounding atmosphere. The accusations first began when the girls who were caught “dancing” in the forest were under pressure to confess what they were truly doing.

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