What makes us humans different from elephants, snakes or chimps besides our shape? We have consciences, of course. Conscience is the awareness of right and wrong. In the Crucible, the idea of conscience in strongly emphasized. Miller himself said, "No critic seemed to sense what I was after [which was] the conflict between a man’s raw deeds and his conception of himself; the question of whether conscience is in fact an organic part of …showed first 75 words of 1471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1471 total…our conscience. To violate your conscience makes one not only wrong, but miserable as well. Authority should limit ones individual freedom, if that one’s individual freedom is wrong. So next time your parents ground you for being late ask your self, did I violate my conscience? If the answer is yes, then take the punishment like a human being and next time listen to your conscience. It will keep you from getting in trouble.