Today in our seminar classes we started reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller. As it mentions on the back of our books, "Mr. Miller's plays are rooted in a realistically critical view of American life and propelled by the intense personal conviction of a man who cares what he writes about and writes about something that matters." The Crucible was based around the times of the Salem witch trials.
In my seminar class today (3/21) Mr. Wickersham mentioned to the class about how he has characters he loves and characters he hates. Just from what we have read so far, which character do you think you can relate to the most to? Also, how do you feel about Arthur Miller and his style of writing?
Jordan R.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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4 comments:
Giles Corey, most definitely. He's got a certain breed of stoicism that's coupled with a kind of "down-to-earth"-ness I love. The fact that he's not absolutely against the church but at the same time, keeping a level-headed aura about him. Most of all, I like how he doesn't take crap from anyone, no matter who they are.
~Derrick H.
Well to start, I am enjoying this play a lot. He is able to bring out the humor in such a frightening situation. The story and plotline is fairly easy to understand, especially when we read it in class and assigned characters. I think that he also able to hide facts in the story and make them unnoticeable.
I can say that the one character I guess I can kind-of relate to is Mary Warren. She is the kind of person who will try to help out friends, but has trouble lying. Although she is not exactly like me, I can relate to her having trouble ratting people out. She also has trouble committing sinful things, but knows when what she’s done is bad.
Anna S.
My favorite character in the story is Tituba. I think Tituba is a very interesting character because she is mysterious to the readers. We do not know very much about her other than the fact that she is from Barbados and she is a black slave. I do not like Putnam. I think he butts into the conversation and says things when no one wants him to.
Zach Y.
After finishing the book, there are definitly some characters that I like more than others. One of my favorite characters is Elizabeth Proctor. She just seems really easy going, nice, and innocent. She loves her husband and tries her best to forget about the bad things he did, even though it is difficult for her to do. On the other hand, I can not stand Abigail. Everytime she screams, "the birds, the birds" or something ridiculous like that, I just want to yell at her and tell her she is crazy. It made me very annoyed to read something where Abigail made everything up. Overall, I think I did end up liking Arthur Miller's style of writing, but at first it was hard to get used to, especially since it was in the form of a play.
Elizabeth O.
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