Ever since the very beginning of our reading of The Crucible, I've been haunted by the way this society worked. People were constantly being accused, and even worse, these accusations were being completely listened to. It seemed that the only way to keep all suspicious eyes off you was to point your finger at someone else.
This reminds me of how things were back in my third grade years. I once told my mom that my brother ate all the Halloween candy, trying to hide my sweet tooth. A different time, I convinced one of my friends that a different friend was badmouthing her, just to cover up my own backstabbing. Accusing someone else for something always seems to be a childish way of hiding something about yourself.
This brought me back to thinking about The Crucible. With the constant accusations, I began to wonder what it could be that everyone was so eagerly trying to cover about themselves. It's now obvious that no one was really practicing dark magic or witchcraft, so it couldn't be that that they were trying to hide. What could an innocent person have to lie about?
Great comparison Kasia!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. In third grade we did do these things. But did it stop there? Does it merely match The Crucible? I believe we see this throughout history. Why exactly were the Jews blamed that then lead to the Holocaust? Is something hidden behind that? In my opinion, there is something to look for.
You're already a step further than all of these vicious neighbors in the Crucible because you've admitted to the times that you blamed others. I don't see any of these guilty characters doing that very soon. Also, it's interesting that you wondered what the "innocent" people would need to lie about when clearly they have all committed sins of some kind that they are trying to cover up. They accuse others of what they are guilty of doing themselves- and that doesn't seem innocent to me. Great blog Kash!
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