The Crucible

When I first got my summer reading books, I was most excited to read 'The Crucible.' I did a report on the Proctor Family that was involved in the witch trials, so I was very excited to learn more about them in this book. I must say, though, it was a hard book to read, because of the 'play' aspect of it. It was hard to keep track of the characters, and very hard to understand their reasoning for things.

Frankly, the story is disturbing. It's one of those stories that leaves so much to the imagination that it becomes more disturbing. First off, Abigail having an affair with a much older, married mad, John Proctor, the syptoms of being 'bewitched', and the general concept of these witches and what they do are all very disturbing things.

This book was very interesting, but a very difficult read. It was slow and the concept of the witch trails, in play form, was hard to grasp.