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Mass Hysteria In The Crucible

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A mass hysteria in the 21st century is the risk of terrorists and fright society holds towards them. Like "The Crucible", by Arthur Miller , mass hysteria is often resulted because society is afraid of something, like witchcraft. Society is easily affected by ut, mostly when their biggest fears become real. The catalyst of mass hysteria in the United States began with the 9/11 bombings. It was the first time in the U.S. had been severely affected by terrorists. That's why the Paris bombings brought in many people to question their everyday safety. In "The Crucible", the catalyst was Betty unable to wake up. The village was frightened that if it happened to her, anyone would be approachable as well. Their acusations were driven by fear and

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