John Proctor... Hero or Stooge?

               First of all, I can see why John Proctor could be considered both a hero and a stooge. However, my opinion lies right in between the two. He can be considered as a hero because he confessed to what he did and that is a heroic act, but at the same time he was confessing so that Abigail would get in trouble. Although he came forth with his information, and what Abigail told him, he did it in a manner that can make him a stooge-like person.

             To be honest, I really like John Proctor because he is so straight-forward. When reading a book in which, everyone is believing in non-existing things, John Proctor is that character that kind of brings you back to reality. You understand him better and could relate to him more because he is thinking along the same lines as we would.

               The reason I believe John Proctor is more a hero over a stooge because it really takes some balls to not follow what everyone else is doing. He could just as easily follow everyone and pretend he believes in the witchcraft nonsense. He is true to himself in that way, however he also isn't true to himself because he had and affair with Abigail and that again makes me think he can also be a stooge.