You cannot have man without him having morals. Whether they originate from the type of upbringing, governmental restrictions, social grouping, or religious association, men will always have an enclosure of values and ethics in which he lives, and he himself is made up of as an individual of society. In modern and past day culture, many will argue that religion is one of the main derivatives of the maintaining of values in a group of people, and those devout say one cannot have morals without the presence of religion. However, some values, religious origin or not, go against the grain of societal normality. Principles concerning only the desires of oneself can be viewed as selfish or unholy, and typically are not considered values to begin with.
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This is shown through Abigail 's motive to be with John Proctor, which originally starts the witch hunting trials of Salem, Mary Warren 's motive to relieve herself of guilt and save herself when she felt it most mattered, and Parris’ selfish desire to maintain his reputation throughout the village. With society 's limitations to what can or should be open to public opinion, there is little resistance when found in situations where the power of individual choice for selfish schemes lie untaken. The question of where people truly lie on the spectrum of values remains an enigma, with many aspects of culture meant to instill fear within the moral outlier, forcing them back within themselves. The idea of selfishness is one such outlier; reaching one 's own personal state of happiness must meet the standards of what the majority allows. And if one 's happiness is not granted, then there is supposedly something erroneous with them, and not the society which controls them. This begs the question of the state of being within society, and whether it can be accustomed to fit those with desires geared towards themselves. Can you not have society without the impact of the majority belief system? Can you not have the flock without the shepherd? What becomes of a society that falters in a majority belief system would not be a society at all, but rather, a group of selfish
This is shown through Abigail 's motive to be with John Proctor, which originally starts the witch hunting trials of Salem, Mary Warren 's motive to relieve herself of guilt and save herself when she felt it most mattered, and Parris’ selfish desire to maintain his reputation throughout the village. With society 's limitations to what can or should be open to public opinion, there is little resistance when found in situations where the power of individual choice for selfish schemes lie untaken. The question of where people truly lie on the spectrum of values remains an enigma, with many aspects of culture meant to instill fear within the moral outlier, forcing them back within themselves. The idea of selfishness is one such outlier; reaching one 's own personal state of happiness must meet the standards of what the majority allows. And if one 's happiness is not granted, then there is supposedly something erroneous with them, and not the society which controls them. This begs the question of the state of being within society, and whether it can be accustomed to fit those with desires geared towards themselves. Can you not have society without the impact of the majority belief system? Can you not have the flock without the shepherd? What becomes of a society that falters in a majority belief system would not be a society at all, but rather, a group of selfish