Reflection: The Crucible Act 2

Before I go onto a whole reflection blog about what each of the major characters’ “True Colors” are, I thought it would be appropriate for me to give a brief overview of the “True Colors” so people know what I am referring to.

The color blue is one of the four true colors. People who are “Blue” are thought to be helpers. They are sensitive and they like to talk and be around people; very social. They want to make a difference in someone’s life (“Blue”). There are also people that are “Orange”. Orange people are considered to be people that get things done. They are natural born leaders and risk takers (“Orange”). Then there are a group of people that are considered “Gold”. Gold, to me at least, sounds like the coolest one to be, just because it’s gold and gold is really nice. The gold people are thought to be people who like to plan. They are an organizer that has high respect for authority; a strong moral compass. Good for managing, detail, and getting the job done before relaxing or taking a break (“Gold”). Finally, there are the people who are lumped into the group of “Green” people. Green people are considered to be the logical thinkers, the people who enjoy solving one problem and moving on to another one when the first one is solved. They are independent and also tend to strive to become leaders of some sort. Most scientists and researchers are green people (“Green”). Now, we shall move onto the characters and their true colors.

First we have Mr. Procter. Procter to me is a “green” kind of person. He does not seem that sensitive so he is not a “blue” person. He is also not a “gold” person because he rebels against authority, like when he rips the warrant for his wife’s arrest (Miller 76). He also talks about how he does not like Parris and that is why he does not go to church every Sunday (Miller 65). He is also not an “orange” because he does not seem to act upon his impulses, well, except for that whole thing with Abigail, but let’s drop that sore subject. He seems to be very analytical because he immediately was suspicious of the whole situation with witchcraft and then it was backed up when Abigail told him that it was not witchcraft but they were just messing around in the forest (Miller 22). I also found it very similarly “green” of him to have a disposition ready before they went to court (yes I know I’m jumping ahead) (Miller 99)

I think that that Elizabeth Procter would be considered being an “orange”, mostly because when the court people show up to take her to jail for “witchcraft” she tells John to let them do it and that he find a viable way for him to get her out rather than trying to resist her arrest, which would be hard to do considering there are 9 other policemen outside of their house.

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Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.

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