The Role Of Lies In The Crucible

Imagine living in a world where every little thing a person does could be depicted as witchcraft. Well this is the way the townspeople in Salem lived in the 1690’s. In Arthur Miller’s classic novel the Crucible it illustrates the trial and hanging of the “witches” in Salem, Massachusetts. In the crucible there are many accounts of lying, accusations, and bias, unfortunately these are still affairs we see today. How is it that the characters in the crucible had the ability to blur the line between lying and the truth that clouded peoples vision so very much. Abigail Williams was the main character in the Crucible, she filled the streets of Salem with gossip and falsity. Her ability to manipulate a situation to make her seem like the victim

These lies are the basis for issues in our society today like gossip magazines, and social media. UsWeekly is one of the largest gossip magazines in the US and has some of the same ethics as Abigail. They don't care who they hurt or what damage is caused from the news spread, just that the views and subscriptions are up. This causes people to believe what they see and not to actual fact check what they are seeing. This carried from the crucible because nobody wanted to check and see if these people were actually in the presence of the devil they just assumed because that is the first thing they heard. Lies and gossip are the end of many relationships and quite possibly the biggest plague we have experienced as a

We view thoughts in the way that we want to, nothing else and nothing more. However this causes a rift in how each human being will sway towards an idea. The crucible’s bias is shown heavily throughout the book with people taking the side of the young girls because they have always been so sweet, how could they do anything wrong. This outlook blindsides the townspeople from seeing the truth and realizing that maybe something is wrong with these notions spread by the girls. While bias is shown throughout the entire book it is also one very commonly seen in our everyday lives. Most bias shows itself very discreetly hiding behind walls : ideas we may not know we have a bias about. While other biases are very up front and obvious, these are the prejudgments seen in everyday life. “While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, … there's a ninety-percent chance that in both cases our assumptions are wrong.” (Richelle E. Goodrich) Our preconceived notions about others' appearance limit our ability to read people in the correct way because we are stuck seeing one thing. If an idea is formed solely on the way someone looks or on your knowledge of a person how could you ever distinguish when bias is being