The Challenge of a “City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop, a Puritan preacher, described “A Model of Christian Charity” in his 1630 sermon where he claimed “the eyes of all people are upon us” to create the “city upon the hill.” (101) In “The Crucible,” the Puritan city remains unattainable because innocent people are dying due to being falsely accused by the evil Abigail. In “Young Goodman Brown,” the Devil shows Young Goodman Brown that all the people in Salem have been in contact with the Devil and are evil. Both “The Crucible” and “Young Goodman Brown” show that the challenge of creating a “city upon a hill” is impossible because no one can create a perfect city since the people living in it are flawed. In “The Crucible,” the imperfect city
