Thanks to a Classmate

If i were to thank someone in 5th period american lit. It would probably be Noah. His remarks are usually funny and spice up the atmosphere. In class you can always count on Noah to further the conversation whether were talking about squirrels around thanksgiving time or Abby in the crucible he somehow says something interesting. Might not always be so interesting or funny to Mr. McCarthy but, I'm thankful all the same.

John Proctor, Hero or Stooge?

In my eyes John Proctor is a hero. At the end of the book he gives his life for the good of the community. He may not have known it at the time but by not confessing or "blackening" his name in the village John showed the town the idiocy of the whole set of trails. When people of the town saw John Proctor hanged that struck a chord in many people who had known him as a good man. When something bad happens to a person you know to be nice, kind and good that automatically provokes sympathy and "why them" seems to be said at one time or another. I think that the extreme of this is during John Proctor's hanging. As he said in the story he "hung the door on the church" and put the roof on it. In a Puritan life those are very prestigious deeds to do. The argument of stooge is a valid argument but, I think that by the end of the story Proctor showed himself to be a hero.

Where Should Our Class Go?

I think that after our class reads sections of whatever book we are on we should discuss and talk about it during class. I purpose full class discussions or just small group meetings to talk about what went on or what the main idea of the chapter was ect. I think that it would provide a small amount of clarification on main ideas or even events in the readings. This is the route I think that class should take and I think it would benefit everyone.