The Crucible: movie vs. play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a modern tragedy about the Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692. Although the script for the play and the script for the movie remained practically ... the symbolism of John Proctor's character. Although Miller may have intended Proctor to be seen as a Jesus figure in the last act of the play, the movie carries this analogy farther. Not only with the character's journey to the gallows, but also with the order in which the characters are hanged. There are three "criminals", just as there is in the ... extreme sense of dignity; if he ...

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... are important in the plot of the story. Different themes are shown throughout the story: tradition, modernity, culture and identity. The first theme would be tradition vs. modernity. Usha, the narrator explains to us how her mother, Boudi, strongly holds on to the Indian beliefs and practices. The way she dresses in the ... her hair. These things clearly show how she has stuck to her traditions and roots despite living in a totally different society. The theme of tradition is further displayed by how the mother prepares a local meal for Pranap when he visits and how he had a bachelor dinn...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate