A Major Theme of The Crucible The theme of the story was rising over adversity, and standing for the truth even to the death. The Crucible explores the depths of honor and truth. John sacrifices his own life in order to die with goodness. He would rather die by his own honesty than live by a lie. In the beginning of the story, John wanted to keep distant from the trials. He did not want …showed first 75 words of 644 total…

…showed last 75 words of 644 total…quit after only saving our wife like Proctor could have done, or would we go for the entire community as Proctor did? The story reminds its readers of an ugly blemish on human history. It reminds us that man is not perfect, and that we can make mistakes. However, even with these mistakes, we can cleanse ourselves and purify ourselves by making what is wrong right. The sufferings become to the sufferer like a crucible.