Everyone knows the typical advice of showing independent thinking and not following the “crowd.” Many people acknowledge that they are right, yet society pressures them into believing otherwise. Fears created by the few can cause calamities to take place, just like in Millers famous play, The Crucible. In which the false accusations of a couple of young girls cause the town to go into a state of hysteria and anarchy, where people experience uncontrolled fear that leads them into believing completely wrong facts and making irrational decisions while lacking an sort of order from the authorities . Many minor lessons can be learned from The Crucible and can be applied today; although, something as extreme as what witchcraft cannot and has not
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Also, as mentioned in The New York Times, “Even today, with formerly repressive nations promoting individual liberty, the scourge that the playwright first identified in the 1950's remains a lingering global presence,”(Gussow, “Relearning the Lessons of Miller’s Crucible). The fact that it still lingers says that it is not happening but there are situations where this is reflected but in a smaller fashion. Another thing that emerged after the Salem Witch Trials time period is the Enlightenment period, which brought along common sense. Today, people often are willing to use their common senses before giving in to the claims and opinions of others and or authority. For example, during the time of the Red Scare, everyone was terrified of certain political views and the presence of spies. During this time “the nation was gripped by hysteria over loyalty and subversion. New York City’s temples of learning, bursting with postwar immigrants and the first crop of baby boomers, rang with denunciations by interrogators and spies” (Blumenthal, “When Suspicions of Teachers Ran Unchecked). People were indeed frightened and in a state of hysteria, but it was for a valid reason, which appeals to the common sense. Unlike in The Crucible, where the characters see nothing real to be afraid
Also, as mentioned in The New York Times, “Even today, with formerly repressive nations promoting individual liberty, the scourge that the playwright first identified in the 1950's remains a lingering global presence,”(Gussow, “Relearning the Lessons of Miller’s Crucible). The fact that it still lingers says that it is not happening but there are situations where this is reflected but in a smaller fashion. Another thing that emerged after the Salem Witch Trials time period is the Enlightenment period, which brought along common sense. Today, people often are willing to use their common senses before giving in to the claims and opinions of others and or authority. For example, during the time of the Red Scare, everyone was terrified of certain political views and the presence of spies. During this time “the nation was gripped by hysteria over loyalty and subversion. New York City’s temples of learning, bursting with postwar immigrants and the first crop of baby boomers, rang with denunciations by interrogators and spies” (Blumenthal, “When Suspicions of Teachers Ran Unchecked). People were indeed frightened and in a state of hysteria, but it was for a valid reason, which appeals to the common sense. Unlike in The Crucible, where the characters see nothing real to be afraid