Saturday, May 23, 2020

Suffering in the Crucible and Gattaca Essay - 840 Words

Arthur Millers play The Crucible and Andrew Niccols film Gattaca both present the idea that suffering can lead to growth through their main characters John Proctor (Crucible) and Vincent Freeman (Gattaca) and their very unique experiences . The authors then explore who their characters share the burden of their ordeals with and how they assist in turning their suffering into growth. Despite the fact John and Vincent live in two completely different worlds over three centenaries apart they both experience the same struggle against society and are both considered failures in their communities but grow by overcoming their inadequacies. Miller uses John who is a man who holds a great belief in holding and maintaining a respectable†¦show more content†¦Niccol uses Vincents life of discrimination and his seemingly meaningless existence to show how he suffers in a society obsessed with perfection. It is this prejudice and injustice that drives Vincent to overcome his inadequacies by taking on the identity of a Valid and begin a new life living his dream of working at Gattaca. Niccol shows the audience Vincents growth is complete when he finally boards the rocket destined for Titan as he has succeeded in fooling society and has proven an In-valid is just as capable as a genetically engineered Valid. Both Miller and Niccol use their main protagonists to sh ow how their unique types of suffering can eventually lead to growth. For both John and Vincent overcoming their inadequacies is no easy task and they are both aided by one other individual who is there to support them and help share their ordeals. Even though he was unfaithful to her, Johns wife Elizabeth Proctor is constantly there for him throughout his trail. Elizabeth is also accused of witchcraft but her execution is delayed because she is pregnant. By delaying her execution, Miller has allowed Elizabeth to support her husband and inspire him to choose the path of righteousness and truth. When Reverend Hale pleads with Elizabeth to convince John to confess she instead replies, â€Å"He has his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!† Miller has uses Elizabeths quotation to show that John has grown enough to

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