History is viewed as the actions and events played out by two opposing sides. The two sides are examples of conformists and nonconformists. To conform means to accept established behavior and practices, which is one side of every conflict. The other side prides itself in differing from the standards. An observer noted “Nonconformity is dangerous and useless”, which is agreeable and witnessed in The Crucible by Arthur Miller through the actions of the bewitched girls, the church congregation, and Rebecca and John's refusal. First of all, the decision and activities of the witch victimized girls demonstrates how nonconformity is dangerous and useless. After the day the young women convincingly revealed their involvement with being the devil’s servant, they…show more content… In the time period of The Crucible, religion was raised high up on a pedestal. The only essential part of life was following the bible word for word, and any stray from the holy words lead to a damned life. Reverend Danforth followed the bible while participating in the witch trials. If a person confessed to witchcraft they were damned, and if they lied about dealing with the devil, they were also damned according to the bible. The only religion the town could be involved in was the Puritan religion. As a citizen, a person had to conform to the common religion without hesitating. Diversifying and believing in different spiritual ways of life was highly forbidden. If one did stray, it was dangerous and useless. The two options were to be rejected by society for believing differently, or comply to their way of life. This is witnessed in the play when John remarked about not believing in witches, but denied his opinion because of his religious affiliation. John stated “I have no knowledge of it; the Bible speaks of witches, and I will not deny them” (III. 781). Not conforming to the ways of society produces little to no
