What does John Proctor symbolize?

Question

What does John Proctor symbolize in the play, the Crucible?

Answer 1

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1) The tragic hero

2) Honor

3) Morality

4) The ideal Christian

Answer 2

you could probably make an argument for several answers... he goes through a lot of changes throughout the play. he starts as a guilty dude who's obsessed with his own faults/guilt, and ends accepting why he did the things he did... i think you could say he symbolizes self-acceptance? i would read over his character analysis:

http://www.shmoop.com/character/literature/arthur-...

...and then decide what you think he represents (imagine you're arthur miller and you're writing the play, what do you want John to be remembered as in a reader's mind?)

Source(s): http://www.shmoop.com/intro/literature/arthur-mill...

Answer 3

Just a shot in the dark... sanity when the world goes mad. or How faulty humans can be.