The Struggles Of John Proctor

We all have gone through some types of troubles and difficulties in our lives. No matter what age we were or what task was supposed to be done, we all could say that we have been there and done that. For example, these troubles could include standing up for personal beliefs or even living by them ourselves. During these struggles we may have had to make some challenging choices or sacrifices in order to overcome these conflicts. It is a normal thing in life to go through these types of tribulations. In the duration of the Salem witchcraft trials, one specific character in The Crucible went through similar, horrifying experiences. The Salem witchcraft trials were when people were hanged and punished after being falsely accused of witchcraft. These times were very unpleasant for the Puritans. There was not much anyone could do to try and cease the chaos. If anyone intervened, they would most likely be hanged for witchcraft themselves. The character who went through these conflicts was named John Proctor. John has a wife, three kids and was well respected with his named filled with integrity and honor. As a Puritan you were expected to precisely follow the Ten Commandments and abide by the puritan beliefs. John later sees he has to endeavor to make difficult decisions. In other words, John has problems between choosing to protect his reputation or live by his personal beliefs. In the end, all of John’s decisions and actions greatly contribute to the theme and teaches the reader a valuable and important lesson. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor struggles with his own personal beliefs and principles.

In Act Three, John Proctor struggles between choosing what is right to do or protecting his reputation. John toils with maki...

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...confessing adultery to ripping up the written confession were the right actions to take. John was able to see that he became a better person when he saw that he stood true to what he believed in; he was still good even though he made one mistake. The reader will be able to learn a very valuable and useful lesson from John’s actions in this play. He was successful in showing us that we all are not perfect and that we are going to make mistakes and have faults sometimes. This contributes to the theme that we will come across difficult situations and can make some errors along the way but this is only what makes us human. Like John Proctor, there will come times in our lives where we have to make drastic decisions. We can learn from the faults and misplays we have made in the past to make better choices in the future. This is what makes us humans perfectly imperfect.