I didnt know if there was already a thread for the picture of the man on the pumpkin because it describes Thoreau perfectly. He would rather sit on a pumpkin by himself then share a velvet cushion. This is exactly how his life was. With the pumkin its a little more difficult to sit on and a little more uncomfortable and but he has the peace of being by himself. On the velvet cushion he has to share with everyone else even though it might be a little more comfortable. In his life he would rather have lived in the tiny uncomfortble house, instead of sharing a city with everyone else even though it might have been more comfortable and convienent.

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In the beginning of the curcible everyone does what there were intended to do, and that is work and pray. everyone seems to repeat the same thing every day even though some had issues with one another that they believe needed to be resolved they tend to keep it all to themselves. That is untill Mr. proctor has done the unthinkable among salem and that is commiting adultery with Abigail. Over time Abigail, with her false love for Proctor from that very night damned Mrs. Proctor into death within some sort of ritual TItuba was conducting with the other girls one night just to have Mr. Proctor all to herself, and then all hell broke loose when Parris witnessed the event and the lies and accusations began to stir all around Salem. Unfortunately it all ended with the deaths of twenty-four people, but seeing the behavior throughout the story of the characters and those who weren't presented in thestory, created a great aspect to the one question I wish to hear, was it in the end that I have seen not humans, but animals. Although man may be the dominant species of this planet we tend to see ourselves as gods yet that is what brings us to our own demise. What has become of salem is now a look back on humanity losing their humanity for the sake of satisfaction oin security from false demons. Every man has thier demons but also their angels and from this play/movie I only saw their demons consuming thier good in them and see beasts among the people of salem However, the condemned were those I was actually intrigued about. They were the ones who never dared to lose their humanity and died as not as animals nor gods but as humans yet that has brought them to the realization the their is no such witch out there but in the people of salem and seeing that led them to their deaths. So what has become of the people of Salem during and after the tragic event of the infamous Salem Witch Trial. please share me your own opinions and if you have questions about my opinions, ask.

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