It is known that Miller wrote The Crucible as a reaction to the critical period in our country’s. There are several parallels between the McCarthy era and the Salem witch trials. The Crucible along with McCarthyism involved claims that were made with little to no proof, with the use of a scare factor, and the creation of hostility and paranoia.
McCarthy was well known for the list of “a list of 200 names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department” (Griffin 49). Thereafter the list of 200 names were cut down to merely 47 names. The accusations made by McCarthy were never supported with any facts and was declared that the so called list of communists traitors was a hoax, a full investigation was held and not one communist worked in the federal boundaries of the State Department. In addition, the accusations made by Abigail claiming that Tituba was …show more content…
The United States was going through a scary time, with fear of the spread of communism throughout the country. This fear helped McCarthy mobilized the public views where he took advantage of his credibility in the eyes of the public. The misconstrued idea in which McCarthy created the fear of Communism is highly false. After World War II, Stalin took control of a portion of easter Europe and inflicted Marxism-Leninism, which is a communistic ideology, where there is a totalitarian system in place. This totalitarian system is paradoxical compared to the US government and how the federal government is structured. Similarly, the fear of a witchcraft engulfed the community of Salem causing irrational decisions and mass paranoia. As devoted Christians the community was alarmed when Tituba was accused. There was always a fear of witches, what triggered an increased sense of fear was the accusation against
McCarthy was well known for the list of “a list of 200 names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department” (Griffin 49). Thereafter the list of 200 names were cut down to merely 47 names. The accusations made by McCarthy were never supported with any facts and was declared that the so called list of communists traitors was a hoax, a full investigation was held and not one communist worked in the federal boundaries of the State Department. In addition, the accusations made by Abigail claiming that Tituba was …show more content…
The United States was going through a scary time, with fear of the spread of communism throughout the country. This fear helped McCarthy mobilized the public views where he took advantage of his credibility in the eyes of the public. The misconstrued idea in which McCarthy created the fear of Communism is highly false. After World War II, Stalin took control of a portion of easter Europe and inflicted Marxism-Leninism, which is a communistic ideology, where there is a totalitarian system in place. This totalitarian system is paradoxical compared to the US government and how the federal government is structured. Similarly, the fear of a witchcraft engulfed the community of Salem causing irrational decisions and mass paranoia. As devoted Christians the community was alarmed when Tituba was accused. There was always a fear of witches, what triggered an increased sense of fear was the accusation against