Bookclub this Month is Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. I never had to read it in school and wasn't really interested in the "classics" as much until more recently.
I am fully through 9 chapters.
Catherine annoys the absolute shit out of me!
Had I read this during my most angsty time (middle-high school), I would have connected to her better. She had a flare for dramatics that I may have tried to emulate during the height of my "pick-me" era (my teenage years were...oof...). As an adult, I find her to be a petulant child who refuses to take any accountability.
#pathandpractice book club: Week 2: Arthur Miller's "The Crucible": Act 2
Hello everyone! I am 2 days behind on posting this to the tag. I'm sorry about that for anyone following along here!
The question posed for discussion:
Why do you think creative licensing was used - especially in regards to the affair between John and Abigail? Would the story have been as powerful if it stuck to the facts known about the trials?
I believe that Arthur Miller wanted to allow the viewer (as this is a play and meant to be experienced being performed live) to have a slice of more drama, give the audience something they could almost all relate to (infidelity), and to help the viewer feel a little bit better about how things played out in real life. It's easier for us to condemn a man when we believe he has stolen the innocence of a child.
I believe it also helped spread light on how rapidly McCarthyism was spreading through The US around the time this play was written. It showed viewers and critics that everyone was out to save their own skins. They would throw their doctors, their friends, their enemies under the bus if it meant that they would be swept through with no issues.
I do appreciate that many versions of the play either have ||the scene discussing the affair between a man in his 30s and a 17 year old|| removed from the viewing on stage or have removed the scene from the pages but put them in the Appendix. Almost like the original trigger warning! I think it showed class on Miller's part when he had had it removed (it was mainly removed during the 60s-70s).
If you are following along here, join the discussion! I hope you all have been enjoying this reread!
