In class we have started reading the Crucible. This story talks about the Salem Witch Trials. It is a true story. It is very sad to see how anyone could be accused without any evidence. People back then believed in anything. Now if we look at the Salem Witch Trials we see stupidity, because obviously there are no witches.
People dress up as witched on Halloween. If someone back then dressed up in a witch outfit for fun, they'd have hung them immediately. Now-a-days we have more sense and know that there are no such thing as witches. I mean I bet some people out there might still believe there are, but the majority knows that there isn't. Now we have the day called Halloween where we dress up as things and go around getting candy for it. I bet back then if anyone decided to do that, they would have been sent to court for it.
Its quite sad that many lives were lost due to people believing in something that wasnt there. Most of these people hadn't even done anything. They were just not liked by someone, and that person decided to accuse them to get revenge. If I lived in that decade of time, and didnt like someone all I really had to do was accuse them of being a witch and I would never have to see them again. It is very wrongful of people to do that.
It is interesting how far we have come since the days of the Puritans. I think it would be a stretch to expect to find a Puritan dressed up like Lady Gaga or Big Papi. They were not exactly fond of costumes.
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