During the Salem Witch Trials, there was a time of hysteria; everyone was accusing everyone, and no one could defend themselves. What the accusers didn’t realize, was that they all had a common motive behind their accusations, and that was power. The power in a Puritan society was only given to specific people, but by making accusations, it could be gained. However, this wasn’t just specific to this time period, because throughout different time periods, power has always come with status, and no matter a person’s position in society, status wants to be gained. In The Crucible, the struggle for power is made evident through the characters and their subliminal actions during the witch trials, which reveals that power is held within the church,
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Their society isn’t as accepting of people unless they’re involved in the church, which runs their society, or they have materialistic items which other people want. Often times, a person’s ideas were oppressed because they didn’t fit what society wanted, therefore they were oppressed in society in general. This idea can be compared to society today, because even though we aren’t controlled through a church, the idea of conforming is still relevant. People everyday either strive to be what society calls normal, and other people want to break free from society’s norm. In either situation, what society wants plays a huge role in controlling how people act, even when they don’t realize it. The same goes for the hysteria; people hear about an occurrence that scares them and they instantly blame someone before it’s proven. For example, bombs and terrorists have played a huge role in the fear Americans have in the 21st century, just like witchcraft and the accusations of witches. Also, having materialistic items such as land back then, or just money today shows that everyone wants to be more powerful in some way. All of these factors define Marxism and the idea that power is, “the motivating factor behind human endeavor,”
Their society isn’t as accepting of people unless they’re involved in the church, which runs their society, or they have materialistic items which other people want. Often times, a person’s ideas were oppressed because they didn’t fit what society wanted, therefore they were oppressed in society in general. This idea can be compared to society today, because even though we aren’t controlled through a church, the idea of conforming is still relevant. People everyday either strive to be what society calls normal, and other people want to break free from society’s norm. In either situation, what society wants plays a huge role in controlling how people act, even when they don’t realize it. The same goes for the hysteria; people hear about an occurrence that scares them and they instantly blame someone before it’s proven. For example, bombs and terrorists have played a huge role in the fear Americans have in the 21st century, just like witchcraft and the accusations of witches. Also, having materialistic items such as land back then, or just money today shows that everyone wants to be more powerful in some way. All of these factors define Marxism and the idea that power is, “the motivating factor behind human endeavor,”