Coralie Casimir
A.P English /Mr. George
John Proctor’s Fatal Name
John Proctor is admirable but outwardly blunt; he is honest, proud, and very courageous but has a fatal taint to his good name.
John Proctor is an innovative character. Puritans viewed everyone in the community as one unit-- they were to think, do, and believe in the same things-- but Proctor personalized his religion. His value system was much different from the rest of the community. He did not avail to anyone, not judges, Parris, or Abigail pretentions. He lived a under strict code of honor. He honored his wife and family, his good name, the righteous, and most importantly God. Nonetheless, Proctor also came up short to his own belief. He fell into temptation and perpetrated lechery with Abigail. His fatal attraction to her dooms him to an early death. When he finally rejected her it was too late. She had started a witch-hunt and his wife was one of the accused. To save his wife he smears his good name: “My wife will never die for me…that goodness will not die for me” (80). To protect the righteous and keep his name he became a martyr. To honor God, he repented for his appalling behavior and asked for forgiveness.
Proctor is like a ferocious lion; he is passionate and is very intimidating. Like a lion that want to keep his title as the king of the jungle, Proctor has to prove that he is worthy of his good name. He did just that at the end of the play when he ripped up his false confession. Like all good leaders in the animal or human realm, they have to stand up for what they believe in, even if it mean giving up their lives.
John Proctor is like Clifford J. Harris Jr or commonly known as T.I, when the two men they turned to God they were able to find the road to redemption.