Zach Bugg
Mr. Carroll
English 3
21 November 2014
The Crucible/McCarthyism Allegory The Crucible took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the Spring of 1692. The play The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. In McCarthyism, people feared communism. The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. So Joseph McCarthy went around accusing anyone that he thought could be a communist. In The Crucible, the girls went around accusing random people of committing witchcraft even though they were innocent. The Crucible was written based off of McCarthyism. In McCarthyism, McCarthy made people's lives miserable by his false accusations. In the Crucible, the girls ruined their victims lives and increased hostility in Salem. McCarthy was so “powerful” at the time that nobody would stand up to him, because they feared that they would be accused of being a communist (Lorcher). In the Salem Witch Trials, the townspeople were scared to stand up to the girls, because they feared that they to would be accused to being a witch and committing witchcraft.“In the Salem Witch trials those who were accused are assumed guilty, unless they confessed or accused someone else they thought was involved and then that person would be brought in for …show more content…
“McCarthy sparked a nationwide hunt for Communists and Communist sympathizers living within the United States. The resulting movement was later termed McCarthyism” (Hernandez). Many people were brought in and pressured by the government to give other names of communists, and there were many false confessions and names that were given of people who were innocent (Hernandez). After this had gone on for a long time people started to question whether McCarthy was telling the truth or not. He ended up drinking himself to
Mr. Carroll
English 3
21 November 2014
The Crucible/McCarthyism Allegory The Crucible took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the Spring of 1692. The play The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. In McCarthyism, people feared communism. The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. So Joseph McCarthy went around accusing anyone that he thought could be a communist. In The Crucible, the girls went around accusing random people of committing witchcraft even though they were innocent. The Crucible was written based off of McCarthyism. In McCarthyism, McCarthy made people's lives miserable by his false accusations. In the Crucible, the girls ruined their victims lives and increased hostility in Salem. McCarthy was so “powerful” at the time that nobody would stand up to him, because they feared that they would be accused of being a communist (Lorcher). In the Salem Witch Trials, the townspeople were scared to stand up to the girls, because they feared that they to would be accused to being a witch and committing witchcraft.“In the Salem Witch trials those who were accused are assumed guilty, unless they confessed or accused someone else they thought was involved and then that person would be brought in for …show more content…
“McCarthy sparked a nationwide hunt for Communists and Communist sympathizers living within the United States. The resulting movement was later termed McCarthyism” (Hernandez). Many people were brought in and pressured by the government to give other names of communists, and there were many false confessions and names that were given of people who were innocent (Hernandez). After this had gone on for a long time people started to question whether McCarthy was telling the truth or not. He ended up drinking himself to