John Proctor: Hero or Stooge

 In the book, "The Crucible," the town of Salem fears that they have evil and witch craft walking among them. They jump to this conclusion when rumors about a group of girls are accused of practicing witch craft in the woods. Among the girls accused is a girl by the name of Abigail. Abigail is having an affair with a married man by the name of John Proctor, who has many years upon her age. John Proctor is one of the main characters in the novel, and had a tragic story. I would define John as a tragic hero. John did break one of the 10 commandments, Thou shalt not commit adultery. He defined himself as a Christian man, but didn't follow threw with a lot of his good Christian ways. For one, his son wasn't baptized, two, he couldn't recite his 10 commandments (forgetting the one he committed, adultery), and three not going to church regularly. With all of these things in mind, I still see John as a hero. He not only fought for the freedom of his wife, but also try to get Abigail out of his life, and try and start over with his wife. John attempted to make things better, definitely a heroic effort. He also did the right thing in the end, which was taking the heat, and getting his life taken away from him. He could've easily lied about what happened, and blame someone else, but he didn't, and that was tremendously heroic. I don't see John Proctor as a stooge whatsoever, and he is one of my favorite characters in, "The Crucible."