The Crucible Response Essay

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What is a Crucible? This is the question many people are likely to ask when they see the title of Arthur Miller`s play, The Crucible. One definition of a crucible is a container that separates metals at high temperature. Another, is a severe test or trial. The Crucible, is a metaphor for the life trials people go through which lead to exposing the ones truth or the values people live or die by. Miller has John Proctor mimic his own values and the struggles during the McCarthy hearings. John Proctor goes through many stages before he finds his truth. In the end, Proctor is willing to give up his life for his personal integrity and values. Similarly, Artist Candy Chang solicits simple thought provoking questions in her insightful artwork …show more content…
Similarly, to Arthur Miller struggle with the McCarthy hearings, and John Proctor at the Salem Witch Trials, I experienced my own personal trial. This incident caused me to experience many different emotions and search for a way to resolve the importance of my feelings and values. I needed to peel away the layers of this experience to discover what I find most important. I needed to figure out what I valued most. I was in a classroom I enjoyed and I appreciated the teacher. However, my feelings were not shared by many of my classmates. After a trying and difficult quiz, many of my classmates decided to protest against her for being unfair. The following day, many of my classmates blocked my entry into the class. They wanted to protest against her by reporting her to the high school principal. I did not know how to deal with it and felt peer pressure to join the “crowd.” It felt wrong, but I went along for the ride anyway. I did not feel right and as the day progressed, I knew that I had not only let myself down - I had also let my teacher down. I knew that “Before I die” (Chang) I wanted to make things right with my teacher. Later, I apologized to my teacher and expressed my support for all her. She was shaken that the kids were disrespectful. I sort of refined myself through the same