Essay Comparing The Crucible And The Lottery

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How would it feel to have friends killed with a single word? That if you tried to step in and intervene you could be targeted next? What do you do when nobody else stand up? The Crucible, written by ____, takes place in Salem during the 1600’s witch trials and revolves around false witch hunts sprouted from adulterous relationships. “The Lottery”, written by ____, takes place in a small town in america in which there is a yearly drawing. Every member in the town participates in the drawing and the person who gets the unlucky draw is stoned to death by the town.. Both The Crucible and “The Lottery” display harsh truths about the negative effects society and its influences can have on its members. One truth that is evident is the result tradition …show more content…

During “The Lottery”, the current lottery has yet to start and two townspeople, Mr Graves and Mr Warner, discuss how other towns have given up the lottery. When Mr Warner hears of town giving up the lottery he says “ pack of crazy fools… used to be a saying about’ lottery in june, corn be heavy soon’… there's always been a lottery” (297). Likewise, the roots of tradition have dug their way into the core of Salem. During The Crucible a court had been assembled to deal with the mass witch claims in salem. The judge is arguing with citizens over the validity of Abigail William’s (young lady accusing citizens of witchcraft) claims. When the judge’s actions are questioned, he boldly states that “ you must understand sir, that a person is either with this court or against it. There is no road in between.” (62) The court has always been associated with divine law. The court would appear to maintain the law in a way that convinced people it was ordained with God and in response the people would fully cooperate. Doing this for generations made the court unfathomable. Many dared not question the power of the court, how could they try to question

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