The Crucible - Why?

The Crucible is about the Salem witch-hunts, nearly 300 years ago. Unless you actually looked and thought about the story, you would probably miss how it relates to our lives today.

For one, in the beginning of the story, we are introduced to John Proctor, a man who tries to live his life as honorably and truthfully as he can, but he is tempted into sin. Being a moral person inside, he regrets his sins, and tries to make up for them. Many people can relate to this, because we all make mistakes, and we often regret them. As long as you learn from your mistakes and try your best to better yourself through them, though, you should be proud of yourself.

Another way the book relates to modern life would be how the girls acted out to get attention. As Abigail admitted to John Proctor, they were just playing around, but since the village had noticed them, they decided to use their actions to gain power and attention. In modern society, it doesn't happen as drastically as it did in the play, but there are many people who want attention, and will do anything for it.


Just because a book or play was written a long time ago, doesn't mean you have nothing to learn from it, because things have changed since then. There are many morals and themes that great books and plays were written to capture and emphasize that are still very true today.


That is a big factor in why we still read books like this today.


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