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Puritans

Painting A Portrait of A New World
The true portrait of our society and us is revealed in the movie, The Crucible. Our worst traits are exposed and the realities of the nature of America's morals come through in this movie. The puritans influenced America as we know it today, and beliefs live on in us.
First, the Puritan's believed that successfulness and wealth were a sign that you were a good person and were going to go to heaven. In the movie, Reverend Parris was only concerned about himself, his reputation, and how much money he had. When Parris found out that Betty wouldn't awake, he was quick to blame Abigail and was more concerned about what the village would think of him than the well being of his daughter. Also, John proctor didn't like Parris because he wanted gold candlesticks in the church and was very greedy. Greed and the power of money are very evident in our society. The people with the most money have the most status in the community, and are considered......


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