Arthur Miller's The Crucible draws many similarities to the events that occurred in the 1950s known as the Red Scare. During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Senator Joseph
McCarthy began trials to investigate suspected Soviet spies and sympathizers that were allegedly residing within the United States.
Many U.S. citizens were wrongly accused and thrown in jail. Anyone who spoke out against the trials were then under scrutiny themselves, which scared many people from speaking out against the proceedings.
Arthur Miller strongly disagreed with what was occurring during the
Red Scare, so he decided to write The Crucible as a social criticism to help teach the people of the United States a lesson about untamed paranoia, the purpose …show more content…
A high ranking official, known in The Crucible as Judge
Danforth, shares many similarities with Senator McCarthy. Danforth conducted biased trials without any definite evidence. Parallel to
Salem's trials, McCarthy's investigations produced little evidence that suggested the defendant's guilt. Since these men were in a position of power, their opinions were worth something. Their endorsing of the paranoia caused the people to invest themselves into it that much more. With these men of authority's backing, the rumors were solidified.
Arthur Miller uses a well known event such as the Salem Witch Trials to illuminate the wrong doings of McCarthy and the Red Scare. Arthur
Miller’s mission was to inform citizens of the U.S. as to why
McCarthy’s trials were witch hunts. He used his allegorical play as a
Social Criticism to help inform the people of the United States a lesson about unrestrained terror, the main idea being that our principles and good sense as a human beings must kept throughout times of trepidation. Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegorical play reflecting on the Red Scare to teach a lesson about mass hysteria; he included an unsettled environment, a rumor, and an authority figure
McCarthy began trials to investigate suspected Soviet spies and sympathizers that were allegedly residing within the United States.
Many U.S. citizens were wrongly accused and thrown in jail. Anyone who spoke out against the trials were then under scrutiny themselves, which scared many people from speaking out against the proceedings.
Arthur Miller strongly disagreed with what was occurring during the
Red Scare, so he decided to write The Crucible as a social criticism to help teach the people of the United States a lesson about untamed paranoia, the purpose …show more content…
A high ranking official, known in The Crucible as Judge
Danforth, shares many similarities with Senator McCarthy. Danforth conducted biased trials without any definite evidence. Parallel to
Salem's trials, McCarthy's investigations produced little evidence that suggested the defendant's guilt. Since these men were in a position of power, their opinions were worth something. Their endorsing of the paranoia caused the people to invest themselves into it that much more. With these men of authority's backing, the rumors were solidified.
Arthur Miller uses a well known event such as the Salem Witch Trials to illuminate the wrong doings of McCarthy and the Red Scare. Arthur
Miller’s mission was to inform citizens of the U.S. as to why
McCarthy’s trials were witch hunts. He used his allegorical play as a
Social Criticism to help inform the people of the United States a lesson about unrestrained terror, the main idea being that our principles and good sense as a human beings must kept throughout times of trepidation. Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegorical play reflecting on the Red Scare to teach a lesson about mass hysteria; he included an unsettled environment, a rumor, and an authority figure