Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote this because it was a message which is an allegorical comparison because it was a message to his time, past and future. The message of The Crucible was a modern issue of freedom versus conformity. At the time, 1952, in which was the time Miller wrote the play based on the events in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. In 1692, it was the Puritans trying to convert everyone into their beliefs. In both time periods the parallel was the same - people being forced to change. In Miller’s time it was the American government trying to change all communists. People were questioned in both time periods. There are also a few key concepts to keep in mind however. Witchcraft is a tradition which involves the
