Symbolism in the Crucible

Symbols of the Crucible The Doll - What original started of as an innocent gift from a scared little girl turned into tangible evidence to put poor Mrs. Goody Proctor away for good. Mary Warren, a feeble minded follower who almost has a heart, manages to do something admirable by making Goody Proctor a nice doll. Later in the novel Abigail Williams accuses Goody of witchcraft. The deciding factor that convicts Goody is the doll. …

…and equality. The author of the Crucible Arthur Miller must have thought otherwise. In the play the courthouse was a symbol for harshness and injustice. Innocent men and women were being wrongfully convicted without a fair trial. This is not what justice is resembles; this courthouse makes a mockery out of our whole judicial system. Instead of creating peace, justice, and fairness like a normal courthouse does, this courthouse strives in doing what is wrong.