John Proctor Hero or Stooge.....

Well John Proctor is many things probably both a hero and a stooge. But I feel like Mr. Proctor is more of a hero that a stooge.  I believe he tried to save his name because in this small town of his everyone knows each other.  After the trails had gone on long enough Proctor finally realizes how out of control these witch hunts had become.  At this point he tries to stand up and tell the truth.  He knows that Abigail made everything up and that she is trying to cover up her behind area so she won’t get in trouble.  At first no one cares because Abigail and the other girls say they saw the devil with poor people and undistinguished people of the town. These people were hung after going through a “trial”. But when the girls go after reputable people of the town things get a little hairy.  That was Abigail’s real goal, to get rid of Elisabeth Proctor that way she would have John Proctor for herself.  John Proctor came forward and told the truth about Abigail and told everyone that he “knows her”.  Mr. Proctor though by telling the whole truth all this madness of witch hunts would be over.  Unfortunately Proctor let the situation snowball too long and he could not stop the girls.  Too many people believed their crazy rants about seeing the devil with others of the town.  John Proctor tried desperately to stop them but in the end he finally gave in but lying and saying he signed with the devil. But because John Proctor would never say he saw anyone else with the devil when he was approached he was hung.  John did not want to drag anyone else with him and get them killed for doing nothing wrong.  For this, he is a hero.