The fabulous fifties was a time to be alive! This was the decade that utopians and dystopian literature of science fiction had grown in popularity. Childhood’s End is predominantly a comment of the 1950’s society of the author, Arthur C. Clarke, rather than a reaction. Society in this novel changes miraculously from crisis to an … Read more
The Salem witch trials occurred around the 1690s in Salem, Massachusetts. Some young women started to have fits and their bodies would seize. These fits had seemingly no medical explanation, so the people of Salem deemed it witchcraft. The people of Salem then had to decide which people were witches. They accused both men and … Read more
Distinction Between The Crucible and The Phantom Slasher of Taiwan In 1956, there was a time when the people in Northwest Taiwan feared anyone who came close to them or their children, due to the slashing that would occur to people. This was known as The Phantom Slasher of Taiwan. It was a span of … Read more
The 16th and 17th centuries experienced a great shift of ideals with the Reformation that contributed to the rise of witch-hunts. Although the Reformation is notorious for the disagreement between the Protestants and the Catholics, what both groups agreed on was that witches were to be punished for their evil deeds. The two major religious … Read more
What are the traits that make a person a good friend? Is one trait the power to conjure spirits by singing songs in Barbados? What about the ability to manipulate almost the entire town of Salem? In the book, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, there are many characters one might want as a friend, … Read more
In having the imposing figure of Ayesha, She-who-must-beobeyed, become a wizened monkey-like figure, Haggard’s hearkening back to the character of Gagool is unmistakable. Though a savage priestess for the Kukuana people, Gagool shares many characteristics with the terrifying and preternaturally beautiful queen of the Amahagger people. Not only do their physical descriptors become similar upon … Read more
Salem was a calm town on the North Coast of Massachusetts. But everything changed when the Salem Witch Trials began. Nicole walked cautiously through the mysterious purple mist, as she walked she noticed the meeting house that was in every village. On the contrary, there was something bizarre about this village, it was foreign to … Read more
In the Crucible on one level, the conflict arises because of the shock and fear experienced by the girls, who are caught dabbling in witchcraft in the forest. They are spotted dancing and then sitting around the cauldron. Abigail is drinking chicken blood and the other girls are throwing frogs into the cauldron. They are … Read more
Good morning fellow members, today I am going to reveal my analysis of the character of Jon Hale. The Crucible was a trying affair on the small town of Salem. During this event a man came to the town of Salem, this man was Reverend Hale. Hale was crucial in the interpretation of these “satanic” … Read more
The Salem Witchcraft trials in Massachusetts during 1692 resulted in nineteen innocent men and women being hanged, one man pressed to death, and in the deaths of more than seventeen who died in jail. It all began at the end of 1691 when a few girls in the town began to experiment with magic by … Read more
Since there never was a spurned lover stirring things up in Salem Village, and there is no evidence from the time that Tituba practiced Caribbean black magic, yet these trials and executions actually still took place, how can you explain why they occurred? The Salem Witchcraft Trials began not as an act of revenge against … Read more