Both parties, McCarthy and the girls in Salem, accused people to make themselves look better to others and gain respect. As John Proctor said “I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girls a saint now, I think it not easy to prove she’s a fraud, and the town gone so silly” (The Crucible, p. 53). In 1692 and 1950, people blamed of being witches and communists were used as incrimination for society's problems. Certain groups of people were singled out for persecution in both witch hunt: Democrats and Hollywood actors in the Communist witch hunt, and poor, old, and single women were accused in the Salem witch hunt. But, few people of Salem wanted the truth to be told, as MARY WARREN requested Abby in the act 1, “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery's a hangin' error, a hangin' like they done in Boston two year ago! We must tell the truth, Abby! You'll only be whipped for dancin', and the other things!” (The Crucible, p. 18). In the long run, both cases were worthless except for the lessons that it may teach those who look back at the awful
Both parties, McCarthy and the girls in Salem, accused people to make themselves look better to others and gain respect. As John Proctor said “I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girls a saint now, I think it not easy to prove she’s a fraud, and the town gone so silly” (The Crucible, p. 53). In 1692 and 1950, people blamed of being witches and communists were used as incrimination for society's problems. Certain groups of people were singled out for persecution in both witch hunt: Democrats and Hollywood actors in the Communist witch hunt, and poor, old, and single women were accused in the Salem witch hunt. But, few people of Salem wanted the truth to be told, as MARY WARREN requested Abby in the act 1, “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery's a hangin' error, a hangin' like they done in Boston two year ago! We must tell the truth, Abby! You'll only be whipped for dancin', and the other things!” (The Crucible, p. 18). In the long run, both cases were worthless except for the lessons that it may teach those who look back at the awful