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Example is McCarthyism - this applies to all kinds of witch hunts, not just actual witches
Confessing expressed a wish to come to God's side
Tituba
Goody Good and Goody Osburn are the next below slaves - the most likely to be lured in by slaves
Poor seems to equal bad - the richer you are the more sense you have
Elizabeth proctor wants to get Abbey - but she can't yet because Abbey is further up the social chain
Tituba rats out Sarah Good -
Abbey's Confession
Abbey realizes how to clear her name, so she confesses
Causes a chain reaction! All of these girls come out and blame other people - the focus becomes off of them and onto someone else
Confessing is key

Some people think not - tragedies require life and abstract things to be valued and center around the choice to forego consequences for value - in the 21st century, people are more nihilistic - evolution and science makes life seem like it's of less central importance
Yes - we live in the world around us and things still have meaning
title - _The Crucible_The Crucible
You put stuff in it and you heat it up - tragedy in a nutshell because you toss a bunch of things in, turn up the heat and see what happens
All about crisis points
10/27/2011
Steps to get over blame
Must admit involvement and then get others - phrase it as in the past
Example is McCarthyism - this applies to all kinds of witch hunts, not just actual witches
Confessing expressed a wish to come to God's side
Goody Good and Goody Osburn are the next below slaves - the most likely to be lured in by slaves
Poor seems to equal bad - the richer you are the more sense you have
Elizabeth proctor wants to get Abbey - but she can't yet because Abbey is further up the social chain

10/21/2011
Can tragedies happen in the 21st century?
Some people think not - tragedies require life and abstract things to be valued and center around the choice to forego consequences for value - in the 21st century, people are more nihilistic - evolution and science makes life seem like it's of less central importance
Yes - we live in the world around us and things still have meaning
The title - _The Crucible_
You put stuff in it and you heat it up - tragedy in a nutshell because you toss a bunch of things in, turn up the heat and see what happens
All about crisis points

10/21/2011
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10/21/2011
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Death and the King's Horseman
The Crucible

Is that level of heroism to be expected? Can she be angry at him?
What are the results of losing your mythology? Mr. Kasten says it results in fragmented art and bad things. I don't think I agree.
10/19
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Olunde is the tragic hero - he makes the choice between believing or not believing in the traditions
Does that make his action less heroic? Doesn't he set aside all practicality? Does that make him the hero?
Did he kill himself out of embarrassment or shame, or to save the world?
He strangles himself quickly and easily
Iyaloja calls Pilkings child -
Essays After
One about ancestors - movement between the two worlds is fluid - fluctuating life force

Elesin's flaw was that he allowed himself to think that the white man's intervention was an act of god - therefore, is he selfish or an eater of leftovers?
Is that level of heroism to be expected? Can she be angry at him?
What are the results of losing your mythology? Mr. Kasten says it results in fragmented art and bad things. I don't think I agree.

Iyaloja is understandably pissed - she sacrificed her family's future
Some crazy imagery on 56 - "step in the vomit of cats"
Elesin's flaw was that he allowed himself to think that the white man's intervention was an act of god - therefore, is he selfish or an eater of leftovers?
Is that level of heroism to be expected? Can she be angry at him?