“When Miller was summoned before Senator McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee, he, contrary to Kazan, did not name any names. His experience led him to write his play about the Salem witch trials, … He considers that the play is still of alarming relevance, speaking directly about religious fanaticism… What happened in Salem in 1692 should be seen in the context of the puritan dream of recovering a lost paradise, even if in an austere and vain way. The devil appears precisely in this perfectionist desire to cleanse society…”. In a blog published on 17 March 2015 José de Segovia explains to us how Miller's experience and how being blacklisted by the HUAC led to him writing the famous play, The Crucible. Jose also explains to us
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The American Dream is freedom, happiness, and equal rights. In The Crucible Act 4 John Proctor is asked to lie on his friends to everyone to save himself. John tells Judge Danforth “... it is my name!... I have given my soul; leave me my name” to show how both equal rights and freedom was taken from John Proctor the same was it was taken from Arthur Miller. Both Miller and Proctor was blackmailed by someone. John was told if he lied to everyone and lied on his friends his conviction and accusation of being accused of witchcraft could just go away. Miller was told by a judge if he could set him up with a picture with Marilyn Monroe, his ex-wife, his conviction and accusation of being an Anti-American would just go away. Miller entered this quote/section into the play to show us how he lost his freedom to have a fair and speedy trial as everyone else in America. Also Miller was trying to tell how he didn’t have the same equal rights to defend himself and to stand up for himself as other Americans. In Act 2 John says, “It’s winter in here yet.” Miller adds in this quote to show how unhappy John was in his household and marriage as Miller was in life; Miller was blacklisted and unable to find a job anywhere. Miller adds in this quote to show how unhappy and grey the atmosphere was in his
The American Dream is freedom, happiness, and equal rights. In The Crucible Act 4 John Proctor is asked to lie on his friends to everyone to save himself. John tells Judge Danforth “... it is my name!... I have given my soul; leave me my name” to show how both equal rights and freedom was taken from John Proctor the same was it was taken from Arthur Miller. Both Miller and Proctor was blackmailed by someone. John was told if he lied to everyone and lied on his friends his conviction and accusation of being accused of witchcraft could just go away. Miller was told by a judge if he could set him up with a picture with Marilyn Monroe, his ex-wife, his conviction and accusation of being an Anti-American would just go away. Miller entered this quote/section into the play to show us how he lost his freedom to have a fair and speedy trial as everyone else in America. Also Miller was trying to tell how he didn’t have the same equal rights to defend himself and to stand up for himself as other Americans. In Act 2 John says, “It’s winter in here yet.” Miller adds in this quote to show how unhappy John was in his household and marriage as Miller was in life; Miller was blacklisted and unable to find a job anywhere. Miller adds in this quote to show how unhappy and grey the atmosphere was in his