Forgiven

There is never a time when forgiveness is not deserved. That's much easier to say than to put into practice. No matter how much wrong someone has done to us, there is never a good reason not to forgive them. First of all, if you do something wrong, you want forgiveness. No matter how horrible someone is, they want the same as you. Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that God forgives us much more than we could ever deserve, and if we're striving to be like God, the same is true for us. Despite conflict and disputes with friends, family, God, and myself, I've had to find forgiveness in myself because I know that is the only way I'll be able to move on and grow because of the situation.

The Crucible: Play vs. Movie

There are definitely some differences between how I interpreted The Crucible while reading it and how it was portrayed on film. First of all, the plot sequence was completely different. I liked the sequence in the book better because it was easier to understand Abigail when we learn of the truth of what happened in the forest early in the reading. I also liked understanding the relationship between John Proctor, Goody Proctor, and Abigail prior to seeing John and Elizabeth Proctor together. Secondly, I like some characters in the book better than how they are depicted in the movie. I feel like Goody Putnam is portrayed more like a psychotic person than someone overcome with witchcraft hysteria in the movie. I also think that Reverend Parris is shown to be far more violent than what I imagined while reading. I think he should be more prideful than hostile. However, I liked the way Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor were shown in the movie. The setting in both the movie and are very similar.