Examples Of Injustice In The Crucible

Justice is seen in all aspects of life, and some may pursue justice while others will try anything on their favor to surpass it. Wrongful convictions haven’t been anything new, The Crucible takes place in Salem and occurs to present the Salem Witch Trials, while To Kill A Mockingbird, explores the 1930s from the view of a small girl named Scout, living in Maycomb in a racially divided town in where Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of raping a white woman. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible, both John Proctor and Tom Robinson are victims of injustice and convicted of crimes they never committed and so they are looked down upon by the townsmen. Despite all of this, Reverend Hale and Atticus try to change the town’s bias even though

Neither characters did any of the actions they were accused of but, despite this, because people's views are so drawn and fixed into believing one thing, it is hard for anyone to believe them. When being confronted, Abigail williams begins making a scene, “‘ I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!’” (Miller 45) In this society, witchcraft is a really big deal, especially since the town is founded upon a very strict christian rule. John Proctor, being the only one willing to call out for justice is putting everything on the line to be heard. Because of accusations of calling out Abigail as a liar, he puts himself on a deeper hole since Abigail has the power to call anyone out for witchcraft and drown them in misery. Also, because everyone realizes this, they decide to go along with the nonsense and believe Abigail and enforce her accusations, just to protect themselves from being called out, ultimately revealing how low people look at him. Atticus is fed up with the racism and decides to take a step up, “‘Cry about the simple hell people give other people — without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people too’” (Lee 269) Atticus is trying everything to make people realize that what they are doing is

Hale and Atticus try to advocate for the innocent to also change people’s biased views. Both characters are defending the victims of injustice, one against witchcraft and the other against racism. Reverend Hale approaches Proctor’s wife and tries to convince her to make him lie so he lives, “‘I beg you, women, prevail upon your husband to confess. Let him give his lie. Quail not before God’s judgement in this, for it may be God damns a liar less than that throws his life away for pride. ( Miller 122 ) John Proctor is telling the truth because he doesn't want anyone who is being accused to die because the girls like Abigail are lying to have fun. He tells the truth so people can see what is being done so they won't be blinded by their morals, but the only way that he can survive and be alive, is to lie. Reverend Hale tries to convince him to lie so he lives, he lets him know that he won't be judged by god if he lies to protect himself, he would only be judged if he protects his pride, which he is doing now. He also tries anything to advocate for him, that being giving him advice during court and coming to his defense as well. When in court, Atticus has already envisioned what had happened between Tom and Mayella, so he questions Mayella about it, “‘What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense to it? Why don't you tell the truth, child, didn’t Bob Ewell beat you up?’” ( Lee 231 ) Atticus does a great job in summing up all the points and