House Un-American Activities Committee

Laws are implemented to benefit society and some of the laws passed can have a very profound effect on society as a whole or just certain individuals within society. The decisions made by our federal government have had and currently have an impact on Hollywood as well. The film industry is in the business of entertainment and education and has the ability to convey messages to people on a different level. With that being said, the government has had a hand in controlling how the industry…

A costume shop where beggars go to make themselves look more pitiful; London's most wanted man and his best buddy, the chief of police; the prostitutes that love them—these are the elements that make Bertolt Brecht's play The Threepenny Opera a perennial favorite. (That means audiences keep coming back for more.The play premiered in 1928 in Berlin, and has been staged in many languages all over the world since then. Not impressed? Check out Cindy Lauper's recent version on Broadway. Yeah, we…

the Salem witch trials, Miller delivers the brutal truth on the difficulties faced by the American people during the 1950’s. Beginning in the 1940’s and continuing through the 1950’s, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States began intensifying as the Russian Communists became a larger threat. As the Communists were signified by the bright red Soviet flag, they were often referred…

his passport and summoned to appear before the committee (Biography.com Editors). Miller had likely been put on some kind of communist watch list back in 1951 when writing The Hook, a movie about the corruption on the Brooklyn waterfront. He showed the script to his boss who then showed it to the FBI. Miller’s boss then asked him to change the gangsters to communists, however he refused (Miller). Miller’s boss then accused him of being anti-American (Miller). Some time after this incident he…

educational system in the 1960s, but this quote describes exactly what permeated the minds of Americans at the time. It was conservatives against liberals, the United States against the Soviets, religion against secularism, First Amendment activists against anti-Communist crusaders and so on. Freedom from an established religion and the ability to freely exercise any religion of your choosing are cornerstones of American democracy. It has long been debated what exactly constitutes an established…

Arthur miller was born in the year 1915 in Harlem, New York. His father owned a coat manufacturing business but unfortunately the business didn’t last and lost almost everything in 1929. And because of this he and his family had to move to Flatbush, Brooklyn. He attended the University of Michigan. During his time in college he won the school’s Avery Hopwood Award for his first play, No Villain. After this he moved back East to pursue his career as a playwright. And soon after that he married…

Oliver Burgess Meredith, professionally known as Burgess Meredith was an American actor, director, writer in theater, television, and film and producer. He was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio to a Canadian-born physician of English descent, Dr. William George Meredith, and Ida Beth. He studied from Hoosac School in 1926 and went to Amherst School. He died on September 9, 1997. He was known as a proficient actor and one of the most refined actors of the century. He was a life member…

both periods was the utilization of legislative and executive power to limit the influence of communism, reflecting a continuous thread of American policy that prioritized national security over certain civil liberties. However, the long-lasting impact of McCarthyism was more profound, resulting in the entrenchment of anti-communism as a central tenet of American political ideology throughout the Cold War…

and the mass hysteria that arose and resulted in witch hunts for them. Playwright Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in a climactic tone in order to discuss the issue of the Red Scare and the hunt for Communists. He specifically targeted everyday Americans that were involved or supported McCarthyism with the goal of creating an allegory between the Salem Witch Trials and the congressional trials of that time in the form of a play reflecting this idea. The message that Miller wished to send in The…

Have you ever wanted to know the Athour’s purpose of a writing? I wondered why Arthur Miller wrote the book “The Crucible” , so with research I discovered Miller’s reasoning of his writing of “The Crucible” The Crucible was written in 1953. Is based on the Salem witch trials in the early 1600s . during this time there was big hysteria of witches . Delusional girls made unsubstantiated claims about the existence of witches in Salem. Townspeople are not willing to stand up to the court for fear…