Dying for the Truth (Sofia)

If I were in John Proctor’s situation it would be real hard to make a decision because he has a child on the way and he has two other sons to care for. But I think that if I were in that situation I wouldn’t confess to something I didn’t do. If that means dying, too bad I’ll die. But I wouldn’t be sad about having to die. In fact, I think I would be happy because I would be dying for something I believe. I would be dying for and with the truth.

But if I had kids and a husband to care for I would just tell them what they want to hear. I would confess to them even if I didn’t do that and then I would leave the town. I would move far, far away from that town. I would sell my land and use that money to buy new property in a place that’s far away. I would try to start a new life.

 Now if I were Elizabeth Proctor I would not have allowed John to do that. I would’ve told him not to. I would have persuaded John to sign that paper again and to allow them to show it to the public. Then I would’ve persuaded them to move as far away from Salem as possible. But at the same time I think that, what would my kids be learning if I did so? What life lesson would I be teaching my children?

This is definitely a “must be there to decide” type of situation. And it would certainly be a hard decision to make.