The Crucible

Orlando A. Battista said, “An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it,” in The Crucible by Arthur Miller this shows though amazing well. A number of characters learn from mistakes in the beginning of the book to the end. The examples of Giles Corey, Reverend John Hale, and John Procter teach the other characters that you can correct an error before it becomes a mistake.
To begin, Giles Corey learns from his terrible error that led to the arrest of his wife. Not meaning any harm, Corey tells Reverend Hale, “Last night—mark this—I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she (Martha) close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly—mark this—I could pray again!” (38) By saying that his wife reads books, that aren’t the Bible he dooms her to be accused of witchcraft. And by father stating that it stops his prayer, he condemned her of being convicted. Much later in the story, Corey is asked to reveal the name of the man ac...