Theme Of Corruption In The Crucible

For all of its praise of ethics and morals, humanity ironically condemns itself through its innate corruption and tyranny. The birth of this corruption lies in the presence of control, as world leaders constantly assert their dominance over their nations, steadily desiring continued control over the people. In the modern People’s Republic of China, the public witnesses an extreme ruling that controls its media consumption with continued government support of the “Great Firewall of China that prevents free access to information on the Internet,” effectively establishing a foundation for the corruption that holds the nation (“China”). With government officials only propagating the extensive maldistribution of power, as Wong analyzes the Chinese

Miller crafts Abigail in remembrance of the real Abigail Williams from the Salem Witch Trials as the little girl who accuses various citizens of Salem of witchcraft; the towns subsequent belief in her words condemns much of the community, and Abigail gains a semblance of control. Miller’s portrayal illustrates the depths of depravity that the character embraces to retain her control, as she readily betrays Mary Warren, her friend and fellow witch hunter, to maintain her control over the community (87). With her damnation of Mary, Abigail highlights the corrupting desire that inspires monstrous acts of depravity, eventually culminating in an extensive “transcendent wickedness” as “she is determined to sacrifice everyone to her willfulness” (Porter qtd. by Ardolino). The control that Abigail retains over communal judgement creates an aspect of negative feedback, as she resorts to horrific actions to preserve her control, while the preservation of control only contributes to further corruption to maintain control. With the extreme corruption, Abigail betrays not only Mary Warren, but also the entire community, as she perverts religion in the Puritan community of religion-dominated life, with her actions blaspheming the thoughts of the period, as “Porter identifie[s] her most dangerous skill as the perversion of the sacrosanct office of bearing witness” (Ardolino). This attack on the most trusted ideal in court emphasizes Abigail’s depravity that eliminates virtues from society, promoting immorality that drives the blind society into a state of wickedness. As the town continued to trust and promote Abigail’s accusations, their misfortune lies in their own faults, as Abigail only maintains her control through the existence of the