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Ayanna Franklin
English III
Mrs. Casey
27 September 2018
The Crucible and the West Memphis 3
Throughout history many people have been charged with crimes they did not commit. A notable case is the Central Park Five. They are five African American men who were charged and convicted of assaulting a woman while jogging in 1989. The men were later freed after DNA evidence linked another man to the crime. History dealt women the same blow if they were accused or if it was even suggested they might be witches as shown in the crucible. In similar fashion, the story of the west Memphis is a more modern way to examine how someone, can figuratively be burned at the stake for crimes they did not commit. While these stories share similar ideas, the outcome for the people involved were not the same.
Summary of The West Memphis Three.is Ayanna franklin
The Crucible and West Memphis Three are alike because all those innocent people were put away all because they accused them of a crime that they didn’t comment witch made others fear the people that were being accused. The crucible is about many men and woman being accused of being witches and being devil worshipers. People were scared of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie misskelley Jr in West Memphis Three because of how they looked...