The Tragedy of Salem

There was a crime committed down the street and a few kids say they saw you doing the crime. You have nothing to prove to them that you didn't. You were held responsible for it. What would your reaction be to that? You would sure say "No I had nothing to do with it" because you know you didn't. In this world some people live and die for pride were others try their whole life to understand it, and there are others who coward from it as well. John Procter's actions throughout the play are motivated by his strong sense of pride that he has on himself. In the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many of the characters learn things about themselves as well as the others. Some of the characters were John Procter, Reverend Parris and the judge, Danforth. Author Miller develops the characters in the play to introduce the themes of pride and self-centeredness that took a strong part in throughout the book in every step of the way.

John Proctor who's value on reputation takes him to take pride in his every action throughout the book, just as for his respectful reputation from his family and the village it includes his self respect and his actions in Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris. At this point Miller is showing how John Procter turns his puritan quality to getting a respectful status in the society of Salem in to a much positive inspiration. As the scene opened, Mr. Procter is accused as a sinner against his own selfness, who is trying to hide from his own neighbors by pretending to be sinless person because of his importance of reputation. As John was talking he explained to the judge, "Your Honor-he has the story in confidence, sir and he--," (pg. 97). This is showing how John Proctor stood up for his pride and belief. It is obvious that he would rather die with a good name within Salem than live and know that he had broken his own belief and lost his pride. Procter believed that between his own village he would be seen as an untrustworthy person and said "God does not need my name nailed upon the church! God sees my name, God know how black my sins are," From these comments that John said, we can surely tell that John Proctor is an honest and trusting man who would do anything to save the name of himself, his family and his friends even if it would conclude in his own life.