soviet spies through out the country and people believe him. McCarthyism came into play. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations without proper regard or evidence. Arthur Miller was a writer. One of his successful plays was "The Curcible". Which he wrote about the salem witch trials in regards to McCarthyism. He chose to write about the Salem Witch Trials in his efforts to criticize American Society during the time of McCarthyism and the Red Scare, because he wanted to show similarities they
In the play The Crucible, Miller uses the story of the Salem witch trials as a parallel to 1950s McCarthyism. Just as Americans feared oppressive force of communism, the people of Salem were paranoid about the alleged evil forces pursuing their town. The Crucible is essentially an allegorical analogy to 1950s McCarthyism. Joseph Mccarthy, a 1950s U.S. senator, had made unsubstantiated claims that more that 200 “card carrying” members of the communist party had invaded the U.S. The delusional
Marcellus Benton Mrs.Minor English 3 26 September 2015 The Crucible: Religion and Politics The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, was written in the early 1950s during a period after World War II where the American government became paranoid of the spread of communism from the Soviet Union. These political ties can be seen within The Crucible, where the community of Salem became paranoid of the spread of witchery and the effect that had on their community. Due to these hysterias the American