Character Analysis Essay On Thomas Putnam

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Thomas Putnam Many characters have their good and bad side, their are those who are mostly good and mostly bad. However, when you come across the character like Putnam, many things aside good comes to their mind. He is shown to be a character who does not change, but one who reveals more about him. In fact, his past is not any better to begin with. Parris explains his past in the first act “A word about Thomas Putnam”(Miller 1133). Parris explains a lot, but what you do get is how he never was good to begin with. To start off, When Mr. Putnam was their while Parris was questioning whether Abigail was doing something witchcraft related. When she confessed the names of Tituba and Ruth Putnam, Shortly after Putnam is introduced he says “No witchcraft! Now look you, Mr. Parris-”(Miller 1133). However, Parris completely avoids doing so because he is so uptight about his reputation. This shows a lot about his so called character. Even the Parris is like a friend to him, he tells him to accuse them right away. Putnam has no …show more content…

They believe he is no good and is completely selfish. Most character believe he accuses people of witchcraft for the sole purpose of their land. Moreover, Putnam knows full well what happens when someone gets accused. Once someone is accused they are then forced into a confession or they are executed. Once that person confesses the names of other people involved, their and is up for sell. The irony in this is the fact that He cares about his reputation to, very much like Parris. Yet, in the text it shows how no one really likes him. In fact, even He noticed how jumpy he s at witchcraft, “She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name, Mr. Hale; that’s a sure sign of witchcraft afloat”(Miller 1149). Hale just responds with “No, no. Now let me instruct you. We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise”(Miller 1149). You can almost hear an attitude in his

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