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Morality In The Crucible And The Bean Trees

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In the works The Bean Trees, The Crucible, and I have a Dream, the societies are immoral because there are rules and laws that make the society unjust. In the works the authors depict what they define as moral and build plots to heroicize those who rise against immorality, even though the society accepts it. In The Bean Trees, Mattie instructs Taylor that we, the people, have an obligation to help those who are at risk or in danger. She puts her own life on the line and risks it all in order to save people. Taking in Turtle was an action that showed both Taylor and Turtle what the world is and how things can change one step at a time. In The Crucible, John Proctor acts nobly by refusing to partake in witchcraft and standing up for the truth even if …show more content…

She says “With a kind of misery I could not imagine.” Taylor is realizing the new horrors of the world and the new found empathy for this child. She acts in a noble manner by taking in Turtle and not putting her back on the street. This is a true act of courage, that now every human has in them but Taylor did; she had the courage to take in Turtle but she then developed compassion and love for the child that she did not birth. Furthermore, people are accused of many horrible actions but many times these accusations are false which leads to a person being falsely imprisoned. In The Crucible, John Proctor is being accused of conspiring with the devil. He stands up for his own innocence and beliefs and doesn't care if he dies or goes to jail because he only believes in the truth. He says “A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud—God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together! “ (III.596-601). This shows the reader that John is a

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