book The Crucible was not written by a Puritan author, Arthur Miller tries to depict the Puritan way of life as he follows the story of the witch trials in Salem Massachusetts. There is one instance where the town reverend, rev. Parris had his authority challenged by one of the townspeople. At the end of his long, defensive retort, He pronounced "there is either obedience or the church will burn like hell is burning”(Miller 1112). In a selfish attempt to hold his position of power in the church, rev…
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