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The Crucible And Mccarthyism Analysis

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he similarities between McCarthyism and the story depicted in “The Crucible” are apparent and showcase the injustice of the situations faced by people of the U.S. in the 1950’s and the townspeople of Salem during the witch trials.

Fear plays an important role in both stories. Citizens of the United States during the McCarthyism era were scared of communism and communists infiltrating the United States or worse, that they were already there. Likewise, townspeople of Salem in “The Crucible” were scared of witches. Witches very similarly represented communists in “The Crucible” as the townspeople and the citizens alike were not well educated about either suspected villain. The fear stemmed from this lack of education. Not only were the American

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