Act 3 Journal Entry

You were frustrated by the blatant lies someone was telling and everyone was believing.

          

           When I was in elementry school, during recess, someone from our group of friends pushed another girl on the playground and she got hurt. I was called down after recess and was accused of something that I didn't do. I knew who did it but I didn’t want to give the name up if I didn’t have to. When I was threatened with suspension, I had to rat out the person. Because I wasn’t about to be punished for something I didn’t do. This is similar to the Crucible when Mary Warren, in an attempt to save herself from punishment blames someone else. It is also similar to how John Proctor isn’t believed when he tries to tell the truth. I was also not believed when I told the truth about the incident at recess. It is very frustrating when people don’t believe you, and because of it, get punished. I feel his frustration because people aren’t trusting his word. Moreover, In the crucible when Parris was getting questioned by everyone asking who was dancing in the woods and he didn’t want to give names until they finally caught him in his lie. Plus, when Giles refuses to give the name of the man with the information. He does not want to open this man to Putnam's vengeance. He is arrested by Danforth for contempt of court.