Opinions Float But The Truth Sinks In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Opinions Float but the Truth Sinks In the play The Crucible by, Arthur Miller, readers are taught the importance of holding back opinions before they are shown the truth. The characters in the play experience the assaults of opinions and judgment throughout the entirety of the play. The judges in the play are to blame for the false convictions on the characters and they base their own opinions on what is true rather than searching out the facts. This leads to the deaths of several innocent characters. These negative opinions and false convictions are all hidden messages woven into the play to teach readers a valuable lesson. This lesson is to never hold your opinions over facts. Arthur Miller’s purpose of the play seems to mostly derive

Tituba is the only African American in the book. Tituba is also the slave to the Parris family. She is the only mentioned slave in the play so it isn't surprising that she is made into an easy target. As a slave she has no rights which makes her even more exploitable. Abigail is smart and picks up on Tituba's lower status; she puts full blame on Tituba for the witchcraft. Parris threatens Tituba saying, “You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to death”(1284). Tituba first denies doing anything unlawful but once Parris threatens her, she begins changing her story. Parris ruined any chance of finding out the truth by threatening her life. Anyone put in that position will feel an obligation to say anything that will spare their lives. If she wasn't a slave she wouldn’t have to lie. Even today, minorities and the poor are often still targeted. The Justice System for instance has a tendency to target the minorities in a lower social class and the poor for it’s own financial benefits. This is because the Justice System earns more money by the means of targeting those that don’t have the money to protect themselves. Arthur Miller knew about the Justice System's unfair treatment to people of a lower class. In the play Abigail also blames Goody Osborne and Goody Good. The significance of these characters is that they are both poor, making them vulnerable to the Justice System. It is no coincidence that Miller has Abigail blame these women. Miller shines a light on the Justice System's flaws, especially in the convictions of the characters: Tituba, Goody Osborne, and Goody Good. It is important to mention Arthur Miller's run in with the Justice System. It makes sense that he writes The Crucible to teach readers the importance of calling out the Justice System on it’s flaws. In conclusion, The Crucible shows readers the weaknesses in the Justice system that may