"I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth." A flawed character can be one of many kinds of people in a novel, including a tragic hero or a desperate persona. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain consist of several characters who actively portray their own truths and sense of morality.

A humble farmer in a Puritan society, John Proctor plays a respectable role in his community, but risks his reputation to commit a reprehensible sin against his wife and lead an adulterous relationship with Abigail Williams. He is indifferent toward the church and court, having limited his visits and baptized only two of his three children. His attitude toward authority is evidence that he is a rebel of society and doesn't heed to the routines precedented. Abigail's jealousy stimulates the conflicts that arise succeeding...