The Crucible, The Shawshank Redemption and Where the Crawdads Sing (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Time, place, social environment: beliefs, values, customs, power

1690s Salem, Puritan New England

1950s-60s rural North Carolina, USA

Mid-20th century America, primarily within a prison

Theocratic patriarchy; male religious & legal authorities

Seen as morally weaker, prone to temptation, need control

Viewed as 'swamp trash', excluded from school & community

Hypermasculine space where vulnerability is punished

Lower status (like Tituba) are easy targets for accusation

Shows how outside world excludes former prisoners

Uses Bible & religion to justify oppression/exploitation

Inseparable from law; events seen through spiritual lens

Culture of fear and unchecked control