John Proctor... Hero or Stooge?

I think there's a lot of questions of how the characters in this play are. John Proctor is a very confusing character. He did have a really good reputation in the town, but when Abigail shows up, that's when everything turns into a different story. 

In the end, John Proctor himself has been accused of witchcraft. He refuses to confess and is sentences to death. He did tell Abigail that it was over between the two of them and ask for Elizabeth's forgiveness. He didn't confess because he didn't want his name to have a bad "name". He also didn't want to teach his kids to lie by having to "accuse" his friends of being witches if he does confess. He doesn't want to leave Elizabeth and his kids but he wanted to do the right thing and be a honest person. 

I consider John Proctor to be a really good person at heart, everyone does make mistakes in their lives but it doesn't mean that they aren't a good person. One of the dictionary definitions for stooge is one that is used by others. If you use this definition, John Proctor can be called stooge. His friends are technically benefiting from him not confessing. They're not going to be accused of being witches! His kids also won't have a bad impression on their name. This is why John Proctor is both good and a stooge, but mostly good.

Arrivals... there goes the neighborhood?

New people arriving has always brought on relationships, whether is friendship, enemies, love, or feuds. When the explorers came to the New World, their relationship with the Natives that were already there was very rocky. Some tribes liked them and others hated them. They were to form alliances with some of them but many of them were ruined. The explorers had pushed so many of the Native Americans off of their land and destroyed many of their lives with their diseases and guns. The explorers had helped them get new supplies such as horses, gunpowder, and crops.
A lot of times it depends on how you choose to look at a subject. For example, if a sibling joins the family, people have different responses. Some are super elated and happy about a new addition to the family while some may think that their lives are now interrupted and take the attention and affection away from them.
When a new neighbor moves in theirs these emotions as well. Your last neighbor could have been your best friend that unfortunately just moved out of the state or someone that you just couldn't wait to get rid of. There is a huge and long list of possibilities of who your new neighbor could possibly be. It could be the old grouchy cat lady who is always yelling at you to stay get off her law or the cute guy from out of town that you're the first to meet. It all depends on perspective.