The Crucible: Fooled By The Innocence Of Youth
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In the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, Miller displays how easily
people can be fooled by the innocence of youth. He also exposes the gullibility
of common people, even people such as Danforth and Hathorne, who play the role
of the "wise" judges. A single girl, Abigail, causes the downfall o ....
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.... was younger, and her uncle,
Reverend Parris, does not pay very much attention to her. She attempts to give
people the impression that she is a very tough person. John Proctor and
Elizabeth Proctor know what she is really like and wants to have nothing to do
with her. In Act One she says, "I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on
the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I
can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down." From this we get the
impres ....
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