The Crucible shows how the assimilation of church with state government was so dramatic that it became the basis of the Puritan society. ... In The Crucible, the people of the town and court feel that in their quest for social perfection there is no room for one individual who may question the methods that are used to acquire social perfection. ... The Crucible uses this power in a more apparent fashion by personifying this necessity for power through Reverend Parris, while The Scarlet Letter explains the inabilities of these powers, which in turn explains the devotion of these powers to absol...

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