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ferreras
ferreras
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What can be a good thesis statement that has to do with Salem's paradox in The Crucible?

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Posted by ferreras on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM and tagged with john proctor, miller, salem, the crucible, witch huntes, witch trails.

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  1. akannan Teacher
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    There can be several thesis statements that would be able to articulate the paradox of Salem.  One might be that the town's theocratic form of government pursued its own brand of justice in a way that was as far from divine.  Pursuing individual vendettas with the personalized sense of gain is about as far from the sacred that one can get.  Another paradox present could be in the notion of being able to profess a search for truth and justice without any sense of evidence or fairness for those who were accused.  Hearsay and innuendo and gossip replaced fair representation and evidence.  A last paradox would lie in the idea of "forced confessions," or trying to compel confessions out of the accused individuals.

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    Posted by akannan on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM