The Crucible By: Arthur Miller

In Arthur Miller's autobiography, Timebends, he writes that "the real story" of the Salem witch trials is to be found in "the breaking of charity" within a human community. I believe that "breaking of charity," means a breaking of loving and taking care of your fellow man. Many people, especially characters in a story or play, tend to be motivated to choose to breach this cultural norm. A character could want to save someone he loves or cares deeply for and in order to do that he might have to break the charity of his fellow companions. A character might also want to try to save them a…