Comparing The Crucible And The Mccarthy Trials

The idea of being a witch is not even possible nowadays, but that was not always the case. In the late seventeenth century, Salem, Massachusetts had to deal with the problem of witchcraft, which is exemplified in the fictional play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Many people were accused of working with the Devil and this caused some who did not confess to witchcraft to be hanged. Arthur Miller also wrote “Why I Wrote ‘The Crucible’, ” which explains his connection of the witch trials and the current communist trials that were going on in his time period. A more recent case, just in the twentieth century in which Miller also experienced, the United States had to deal with the spread of communism. Many people were accused of being communists and were put on trial, where they would possibly be sent to jail. …show more content…
To begin, the McCarthy Trials originally started from the origins of communism. Communism was a political ideology in which there was no class system, and more …show more content…
In the McCarthy era, the fear of communism spread to the United States as more countries turned communist. This led to many Americans being accused of being communists and forced to go on trial, possibly facing harsh punishments. The Salem Witch Trials started with one person being accused of witchcraft (Tituba). This fear of witchcraft eventually spun out of control, leading to the hangings of many people. In today’s society, many people see these events as absurd, however, during these time periods people actually believed in these ideas and participated in these