Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a play that exhibits brutal accusations, human indecency, and a scramble for power. My Chemical Romance’s song, “Teenagers”, is about fitting in, taking a stand, and class struggle. There are numerous parallels between Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers” including class struggle, fear, corruption of power, in and out groups, image, and human nature. Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” as a result of the fear of communism in the United States. Within the very idea of communism, there is a constant struggle between the classes. This is evident throughout his play by the struggle between the church, government, and citizens of Salem. The church and government are one, creating
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Within “The Crucible” there is a constant theme of fear. Fear runs rampant through the village of Salem because everyone is capable of being accused of witchcraft. After a certain point, not even those actively involved in the church are not safe from being accused. There is a strong fear of death and being betrayed because of the class struggle that is taking place. Within the song “Teenagers” there is a fear of those unaccepting of the emo culture or of just society in general. With the constant class struggle and trying to prove your worth, there is a fear correlated with that. There is the fear of being victimized for no apparent reason. The fear of your neighbor or the person sitting in the desk next to you (glances over at Megan). No one was safe because all of the power was held in the wrong …show more content…
The citizens of Salem try to keep a squeaky clean image in order to evade the prosecution. They try everything to keep their god-fearing, bible-toting image. They even lie in order to appear righteous. This is evident when Elizabeth Proctor lies to the court in order to try to save her husband, John Proctor. “Teenagers” has an opposite desire. The emos want to appear grotesque and violent in order to scare away their oppressors. “So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose/ Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me,” is a line from the song “Teenagers” where a violent image is obviously desired. They want anything but a squeaky clean image. While a different image was wanted, in both cases, image was still significantly important for
Within “The Crucible” there is a constant theme of fear. Fear runs rampant through the village of Salem because everyone is capable of being accused of witchcraft. After a certain point, not even those actively involved in the church are not safe from being accused. There is a strong fear of death and being betrayed because of the class struggle that is taking place. Within the song “Teenagers” there is a fear of those unaccepting of the emo culture or of just society in general. With the constant class struggle and trying to prove your worth, there is a fear correlated with that. There is the fear of being victimized for no apparent reason. The fear of your neighbor or the person sitting in the desk next to you (glances over at Megan). No one was safe because all of the power was held in the wrong …show more content…
The citizens of Salem try to keep a squeaky clean image in order to evade the prosecution. They try everything to keep their god-fearing, bible-toting image. They even lie in order to appear righteous. This is evident when Elizabeth Proctor lies to the court in order to try to save her husband, John Proctor. “Teenagers” has an opposite desire. The emos want to appear grotesque and violent in order to scare away their oppressors. “So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose/ Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me,” is a line from the song “Teenagers” where a violent image is obviously desired. They want anything but a squeaky clean image. While a different image was wanted, in both cases, image was still significantly important for