Hollywood blacklist

Arthur Miller’s novel, The Crucible, is a brilliant work of historical fiction. He pulls ideas from his imagination, the Salem witch hunt, as well as McCarthyism. Arthur Miller uses many personal experiences from the age of McCarthyism to draw parallels to the Salem witch hunt. The fear and hysteria are just as vibrant in both situations although they are centuries apart. Miller is able to capture his own personal experiences and disguise them as those of people many years before him. Miller…

such as Martha Carrier, whose venomous speech earned her a place in the gallows. Others were accused for their connections to others who were accused; hundreds of screenwriters, directors, and actors were blacklisted for their association with the Hollywood…

Imagine living in a society where everyone is scared for their lives and the innocent lie to keep themselves safe. During the times of the Red Scare and the Salem witch trials, this was common everyday life. The Salem witch trials consisted of events which accused the innocent of being witches. Similarly, throughout the McCarthyism era, innocent people were accused of being communists with no solid proof. The Salem witch trials initiated in the spring of 1692, “after a group of young girls in…

Prosecution of Homosexuals Witch hunts have caused chaos and panic causing many people to lose their lives as well as the prosecution of homosexuals which has not only ended the lives of gays but has destroyed their lives. The prosecution of gays is a big modern day witch hunt, it has not only ended many lives by causing people to commit suicide it makes it where they aren 't able to be themselves. Witch hunts can have a devastating impact on people 's lives such as the salem witch hunts, the…

investigation into suspicion of communist activities involved with Hollywood. Hundreds of people who were involved in Hollywood movies were sent to testify due to the films presenting that the Soviet Union was "paradise on earth". Although HUAC could find little evidence of any communist going on in the films. They weren't giving up. They ended up switching their focus on the individuals political and personal belifs who work with Hollywood. Ten screenwriters refused to give up names and were…

The aim of this essay is to discuss the ideas of ‘cosmetics of hunger’ and ‘cosmetics of violence’ in relation to the movie City of God. The 2002 Brazilian film City of God was directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. The plot is loosely based on real events as written by Paulo Lins in the novel of the same name. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the neighbourhood of the Cidade de Deus, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro between the 1960’s and 1980’s. The film was a…

to escape detainment, and to cover up his own trail. Philby was successful, and on June 27, 1951, J. Edgar Hoover, former director of the FBI, received a memorandum that read, “Wire dispatches on June 7 1951, state Maclean and Burgess have defected behind the Iron Curtain… Our files reflect a contact between M[a]clean and Alger Hiss on October 19, 1946… Both contacts have related solely to official business.” Burgess and Maclean fled at the seemingly perfect time, leaving their allies and foes…

After the Second World War ended, the Soviet Union (USSR) and United States of America emerged as the super powers of the world. But USSR’s and USA’s ideology was different. USSR was following the communist path while USA was following the capitalist path. So an ideological war was started and the geo-political tensions between these two blocs grew. Both countries were trying to influence their ideology throughout the world. USSR had already occupied Eastern Europe and USA made a pact with other…

Meet the Author Ray Bradbury is a renowned writer who published over five-hundred different pieces of literature, such as numerous books, screen plays, operas, and poems. Bradbury impacted many people from his writings, influencing them to think of the future and focus on their dreams. Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. Born into a poor family of seven, he used writing to entertain himself as a young child through his teen years. He had a great imagination and had…

Walt Disney Company History Walt Disney began in 1923 in the back of a little office involved by Hollywood Los Angeles. It arrived that Walt Disney, and his sibling Roy, created a progression of short no frills/energized movies by and large called the “ALICE COMEDIES”. Inside of four months, the constantly developing staff moved adjacent to bigger offices, where the sign on the window read "Disney Bros. Studio." after a year, in 1925, the Disneys made a store on a Hyperion Avenue part…