Have you ever witnessed someone being peer pressured or been peer pressured yourself? In the historical fiction novel, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are many examples of peer pressure. Peer pressure is all around us daily and effects many lives.
There have been many times that i've witnessed someone being peer pressured by their friends or people around them. In one day, just walking down the hall or the street, someone could witness several cases of peer pressure. I’ve witnessed friends calling someone names just because they don’t want to go to the “cool” party this weekend or because they won’t sneak out of the house later. Eventually the kids get made fun of to the point where they end up going to the party or sneaking out of their house. The kids that do that are at risk of getting in serious trouble with their parents or the law.
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When the girls are found dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris, Abigail starts accusing others in the town to turn the suspicion from her and the girls. The girls realize that Abigail is willing to accuse anyone to keep herself safe and they join in on the accusations to keep Abigail happy. “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” (Miller Act 1). During this time, Betty was talking about how Abigail didn’t talk about drinking blood and so she turned on all of the other girls. Abigail threatened the other girls to keep them from telling the truth and possibly getting her