The McCarthyism and The Crucible In the 1690s and the 1950s, people lived in a long time of great fear and nonsense accusations. In 1950, Joseph McCarthy who was a Republican created a society named “The red scared” known as McCarthyism. Arthur Miller was influenced by this period because he had been convicted of failing to name his communist sympathizers. Therefore, The Crucible was written to be a metaphor of this period. They have some same details and both of them are the consequences of paranoid
Makoa Martin Mrs.Lorusso American Literature 4 December 2015 In the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the main character Abigail Williams is presented as a mischievous girl who feels superior over many. She is responsible for the court trials, accusations, and deaths of many people in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail is the puppeteer, who pulls the strings to deceive and twist every accusation that is thrown at her. She uses threats and intense behavior to control her friends around
likely to make the same mistakes again. This is exactly why Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible; he wanted to educate his readers about what had happened during the Salem Witch Trials to bring awareness to the fact that history was repeating itself during the era of McCarthyism. There are many similarities between the Salem Witch Trials and the era of McCarthyism in regard to the paranoia and the way suspects were falsely accused, and Miller wanted
safe. Without fear, people would constantly be in grave danger and risk death because they would not take any precautions when encountering dangerous situations. Fear is not harmful because it causes someone to think quickly and rationally, to find a solution, and to find any means of survival. When someone senses a situation of danger, (s)he tends to react quickly and rationally in order to stay safe. In “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller, the day after the girls are found dancing in the woods
Bentley defected from the communist party in the U.S. in 1945. In 1948, she accused over 80 citizens of being communists. Although there was no evidence behind it, most of the accusations were correct. This accusation caught the media’s attention and ended up having a large effect on the realisticness McCarthyism. The more people accused, the scarier it was for America. Americans feared Soviets-so much it took over lives. Some has lost their careers
in the book of good and bad. The small town of Salem is submerged in hysteria/fear due to accusations of a group of girls that was assumed of witchcraft. Among all of them is the main character John Proctor, a husband, father, and farmer. Proctor’s main motivation was to protect his wife and family after he feels guilty of having affair with Abigail. In the book “ The Crucible” Arthur Miller proves the dangers of hysteria for a person who is in between a dilemma of being put to death with trying to
The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor says, I'll tell you what's walking Salem, vengeance is walking Salem. Discuss the real evil in Salem, who contributed to it and their motives who do you blame the most? John Proctor says, "I'll tell you what's walking Salem, vengeance is walking Salem." Discuss the real evil in Salem, who contributed to it and their motives who do you blame the most? Before I begin to tell you my opinion on who was to blame, and my reasoning for saying
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