Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a play, which is a direct parallel to what happened during the Holocaust to the Jews. In these two situations certain individuals become very influential and powerful through the means of scapegoating numerous people. Both of the leaders in these tragedies are commonly described as self-seeking, for their aspiration to blatantly accuse and torment others. While their intentions were different, there are many social similarities that teach us what can transpire when a society full of people are caught with fear. The hardship which the citizens of Salem faced mimic what happened to many of the people in Germany during The Holocaust. Many issues presented themselves in both Salem and Germany, such as illnesses
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In both situations everyone got too caught up in their emotions, which overpowered their logic. In “The Crucible” the girls would get caught up in these emotions too often. When the girl’s turn on Marry Warren they pretend she is a bird and start to mimic her actions. “No, I love God; I go your way no more. I love God, I bless God. Abby, Abby, I’ll never hurt you more!” (Miller, The Crucible 110) Marry Warren gets caught up in the other girl’s hysteria and joins them even though she was just testifying against them. This is one of the reasons Abigail got so many people to believe that witchcraft was actually going on in Salem. During the Holocaust, Hitler was far too excited about removing all Jews from the world. Many people had fallen into this hysteria when they saw his enthusiasm during his speeches and rallies. The concentration and death camps Hitler created are one of the reasons that the Holocaust is said to be a mass hysteria. Therefore, this one idea Hitler had thrilled him so much that he got all caught up in it and didn’t realize what he was actually doing (Jaseks). Both of these events wouldn’t have gone as far as they did if people hadn’t let their excitement override their common
In both situations everyone got too caught up in their emotions, which overpowered their logic. In “The Crucible” the girls would get caught up in these emotions too often. When the girl’s turn on Marry Warren they pretend she is a bird and start to mimic her actions. “No, I love God; I go your way no more. I love God, I bless God. Abby, Abby, I’ll never hurt you more!” (Miller, The Crucible 110) Marry Warren gets caught up in the other girl’s hysteria and joins them even though she was just testifying against them. This is one of the reasons Abigail got so many people to believe that witchcraft was actually going on in Salem. During the Holocaust, Hitler was far too excited about removing all Jews from the world. Many people had fallen into this hysteria when they saw his enthusiasm during his speeches and rallies. The concentration and death camps Hitler created are one of the reasons that the Holocaust is said to be a mass hysteria. Therefore, this one idea Hitler had thrilled him so much that he got all caught up in it and didn’t realize what he was actually doing (Jaseks). Both of these events wouldn’t have gone as far as they did if people hadn’t let their excitement override their common