Reverend Parris's desire for golden candlesticks for the Puritan meetinghouse call into question his devotion to this particular sect. Puritan theology rejected materialism and advised the pious to lay up treasures in Heaven (a paraphrase of the gospel of Matthew). Parris is accused of having more Catholic tastes, thus not a man fit to lead the congregation in Salem. The candlesticks are symbolic of Parris's greed and vanity. A poppet used as...
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