Essay Comparing The Crucible And John Proctor

The protagonists In both the play The Crucible, and the movie “None without Sin” ultimately emerged from their own nightmares without sin. Both Terry and John Proctor had to endure challenges and had to complete correct course of action, however both characters differ in comparison to the screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s quote.

Terry Malloy was depicted as one who was thought down upon, but had the ability to rise and prove himself. Throughout this journey, he faced many challenges, his actions resembled some of the main points that the screenwriter Dalton Trumbo stated. In the early section of the movie, Terry Malloy was conflicted on the thought of being a “pigeon” and ratting out Johnny Friendly, the mob boss who basically raised him, or just doing the right thing. He was going through a thought process similar to Trumbo’s, as he “felt compelled to

say things he did not want to say”(Trumbo).

Terry’s often felt compelled to say things he didn’t want to say based his moral, and the truth, as opposed to self-preservation as in Proctor’s case. After a series of exchanges and events the story led up to Terry Malloy’s decision to seek justice and to testify against the mafia. This action diminished his reputation in the community at first, he because a “victim” and received “wounds he truly did not want to exchange” (Trumbo). As a result of his actions against the mafia, his friends turned their backs against him, even the boys that helped take care of the pigeons went against him, as they killed the pigeons. However, ultimately, Terry Malloy emerged from this nightmare without sin, he persevered and came out on top, as he defeated the negative aspects that was affecting him. In The Crucible John Proctor felt “compelled to say things he did not want to say” and received wounds he did not wish to. Proctor’s conflict arises as he was accused to witchcraft, a crime he did not commit. At first, he did confess, but in the end sacrificed himself to maintain his

conception of himself as a good man and to preserve his name. His action to give up his life to preserve his name. while noble, did not undo his original lie to confess thus escaping the death penalty. John Proctor, in his mind,emerged from these accusations with sin, as he lied and tried to cheated his way through the accusations.

Both Terry Malloy and John Proctor reflected Alton Trumbo’s observations of the Blacklist, however both characters differentiated in the end, as one survived without sin, and one did not.