The Crucible 67-81

" Now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law! This warrant's vengeance! I'll not give my wife to vengeance!"(77).

Finally, someone's head is screwed on right. I love proctor as a character because he is far more intelligent than the vast majority of people in society. While speaking his mind he is also able to avoid suspicion. The ripping of the warrant is the breaking away from society, which Proctor and others begin doing. Proctor is like Winston from the novel 1984. Like Proctor, Winston was far more intelligent than people like the proletarian or the gullible members of the Salem society, and realized the negative ideals withheld in Big Brother. However, he did not do anything early on to avoid suspicion and lethal accusations. Then, like Winston, Proctor began to act against the system by tearing the warrant for his wife's arrest, thus starting to act instead of go along with the mind poisoning ripples in society. One other thing to note is that many people in the Salem society are like the proletarian, not because Proctor is more intelligent, but because they are so mistreated and uneducated, that the court system and church has been able to dictate their lives, simply by preaching "devil" and "witch." It is because the church and court preach these things and accuse these weak minded people of witchcraft, that they are now the accusers for reasons that they could not explain. People like Hale, and Danforth feed off of the fear those "proletarian" and cause their raw material to go bad. Insanity is something that is induced into someone's mind, like an incurable disease, that can permanently effect the mind of its host.

"Aye, naked! And the wind, God's icy wind, will blow!"(81).

This sounds like some line that would be said in a movie like 300, where the soldiers would feel so exposed because their numbers are exceedingly lower than their opponents. It is almost as if Proctor is warning him army (himself and Marry, if she ever comes around) that a war is about to start and that "God's icy wind" (the enemy; Abigale, Parris, and the court members) will only blow, but twist and turn, spin, thrash and freeze. For such an intense moment is seems as though Proctor is not going in with much. Although in this society a few words is the equivalent to a full modern day investigation and trial, Proctor seems to lack appeal to the church and court because of what he had done and said about each. Unfortunately, a war can only be won by one side. I personally think that considering what has happened thus far and the absurdness of the society, that the court will eventually end up destroying Proctor and those associated with him. Justice does not always prevail.