Response to the Crucible

I thought that Act 1 of The Crucible was a bit confusing. I understand it is a big part of communism but the whole paradox part gets me off of my reading track. I don't like how Parris acts like he cares so much about Abigail and Betty. I'm not saying he doesn't because he does, but he's keeping it all a secret to keep his reputation clean. I don't like that type of people, the type that are selfish and mostly care about their future and not their families' future. I dislike Abigail a  lot more than Parris. She is all about lies and blaming things on other people about witchcraft. Where they live, there is no such thing as privacy. Someone says something and next thing you know everyone know. Salem is a very small community and people accuse each other a lot with lies. The biggest accusation is witchcraft. For me, it's very dumb how people believe others, knowing that rumors get around easily. I know that if i lived in that time period i would've moved somewhere where not so much drama happened and maybe even stay home most of the time.

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