John Proctor clearly lies in "The Crucible" when he says that he believes in witches. He lied in order to save himself from being accused a "devil worshipper" by Mr. Hale and the people of Salem. Witches are a part of the Bible and during that time, if you didn't believe in what the Bible said, you might as well said you and the devil are best friends. John Proctor was just trying to protect himself from the consequences that come with saying witches were real such as: going to jail, hanging and worse. But was it the right thing to do? Should have John just stood up for his beliefs and taken the punishment? Or lie to save his pride and possibly, his life?
When I look at myself in the mirror, I always want to see someone who is strong, dependable and stubborn. Someone who has a belief and will stand-up for that belief to the end of the world. I wish I could always see that person starring back at me. Unfortunantly, that isn't always the case. There are days when I cave and lie to protect myself from the dangers that could happen because of my beliefs. I have lied to people about what I liked so I could become their friend. I have lied about facts about me because I don't want people to make fun of me for it. I lied because I was afraid someone would judge me about who I really am or not like me because of something I liked or was.
I am ashamed that I didn't see sooner in my life that if someone doesn't like me for me, they aren't worth my time or effort. That those are the people that are going to be sorry that they never saw the small things that made me, well, me. I have made an effort to stand away from the pressure of society and let people see me for what I really am. And even though sometimes I still cave in, I always like to say that if death comes knocking on my door because of something I believe in, I will let death come in. So then I can see the person in the mirror, I really want to be.
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