Human Nature- The Crucible Act 3

During freshman year I had the privilege to have Mr. Tadla as my health teacher and I got to learn a lot about human nature. I got to learn that it is normal for people to go into denial and "survival mode." I call it this because during The Crucible most of the characters that were in court and going to go to jail or be hung were in it. This mostly means they will fend for themselves and try to save their lives by blaming others. Abigail did this multiple times along with John Proctor and Reverend Hale. After denying to the jury that they were apart of the witch trials, they realize that evidence puts them there practicing it or apart of the crime in some way. In order to cover their tracks they push the blame off to the other people explaining they were forced to practice it by the others.

I found this most interesting because I was able to understand the stages through what I learned in health class. The five stages of depression, if i remember right, are Anger, Denial, Acceptance, and then two others that I cannot remember. I enjoyed health because I did learn a lot that I use in life and I realize that from time to time. I am happy that it came useful in life and that it was so soon that it did, even though it was two years ago.

It is human nature to be curious about things too. This was very evident and the whole reason for the witch trials in the first place. If the human mind was so intrigued about new things they would have never had any problems in the first place, but because thats not the case there was. The girls, when they were caught in the woods, were just curious about what witchcraft was and were curious about what went on when they did. They were innocent little girls and never wanted to cause harm, but the others in the community didn't see it that way.

A good example from current times is unfortunately drinking. Many adults try to get away with drinking and driving every day of the week. They go and have fun with their friends and then have to go home. They don't want to harm anyone or get in trouble, but when intoxicated you cannot think clearly and many people learn the hard way. Most people pulled over for DUI are because they are not able to drive normally, drove off of the road, or have cause an accident. The worst part about it is, most of the times it is not just a fender bender, most of the crashes result in fatality of the drunk driver or the innocent person in the other car. Whenever something like this happens it is unfortunate and can really ruin the persons life, along with changing the persons family he or she harmed. If pulled over for DUI, the person is usually charged with multiple years in jail, revoked license, and a hefty fine. It really changes your life and people usually lose their jobs too.

Unfortunatally human nature cannot be changed so we have to adapt and learn to live with it. If everyone was smart about their decisions this world would be a better place and the characters from The Crucible learned this the hard way. I enjoyed reading this book so far and cant wait to finish it and see how the fate of the others turns out.

Miller, Arthur. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. New York, NY: Penguin, 2003. Print.