Celina answers “I haven't finished reading this book but...”

Lula Payne asked this question about The Crucible:

I haven't finished reading this book but don't we need to consider the fact that it's writting about a real period in history? By the time this happened in salem, women didn't have power nor respect, we couldn't expect from A.M. to ignore that, he had to stay true to history, to what really happened. If this is not the case, please explain me why

Celina first, we can never be 100% accurate to what we call History because it is mostly based on retelling facts and points of view, no matter how weel rese…morefirst, we can never be 100% accurate to what we call History because it is mostly based on retelling facts and points of view, no matter how weel researched was the original material, are inevitably present.
second, The Crucible is a work of art, based on the historical recounts, which means that adjustments must be made to meet the intended media, i.e. a theatrical perfomance with specific characteristics, such as time of performance, number of characthers, etc.
third, the author had an intention in mind when he wrote this play, concerned to his own historical moment.
forth, the reader’s/viewer’s internal experience and consequent reception of such work of art will influence how it’s “decoded”.
I believe one must let itself be taken by the hand when reading/watching it, to absorb it as a whole by itself.(less)

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