McCarthyism

Thomas Putnam’s trenchant characterization is seen throughout the play as an adversary to many of the townspeople. Putnam is clearly descripted as “vindictive” and “a man with many grievances” (Miller 14). Arthur Miller enjoys bluntly describing his characters for the benefit of the onlooker who can perceive as Arthur Miller wants them to. Other characters are also illustrated so candidly, for instance, Reverend Parris is alluded to being a selfish man throughout the play an example at the end…

In 1954, the film “On the Waterfront” by Elia Kazan was released. “On the Waterfront” tells the story of a man bringing down a corrupt union boss along the docks of Hoboken, New Jersey. Kazan uses the film to paint a vivid picture of the waterfront as a space distinctly unique from other spaces in America. Through techniques of narration, Kazan uses the setting, characters and events of the film to create an allegory of morality. The waterfront, corruption, communist party, and events in Kazan’s…

The community was oblivious they could not think freely until a turning point in the trial. Though the intelligence of the community was compromised this sacrifice was necessary to prove the thesis. Lawrence and Lee wrote the play in 1955 while McCarthyism was actually occurring in the country. False information was being spread that led to people’s treason accusations, incarceration , and job losses. Lawrence and Lee undoubtedly had been influenced by the governments actions during the…

The Crucible was written in the early 1950’s and many sources discuss the political climate and culture of the United States at that time. After the end of the Second World War (1939-1945), in which the United States and the Soviet Union were allies against the Germans, relations between the two major powers deteriorated. They became suspicious, and then so fearful, of each other that this period became known as the Cold War, even though no war between them was ever declared. The United States…

relative newness and the fear already created by the Red Scare at the time caused them to be discriminated against, particularly by politicians seeking to remove them from positions in the federal government. The Lavender Scare was a product of McCarthyism, coming shortly after…

The authors of document 1 and document 2 are supporting the efforts to Americanize the immigrants. In the last three centuries, there have been settlements in the casts of Massachusetts and Virginia and the arrangements have been the basis for the American history. Americanism is not a matter of being born in America. Being an American is the matter of pursuing the American dream. It does not matter whether one is born in America or maybe one is born abroad, everyone in America should be…

Cold War effects on The History of America The Cold War was conflict between the two superpowers of the world, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The war escalated due to antagonist principles between the United States, illustrating capitalism and democracy, and the Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism. Due to the fact they were two dominant world powers after WWII, contention between the Americans and Soviets became a global problem. Further, the Cold War…

Fear changes people, this was eminent in the 40s/50s with the growing of totartalistic, communist state. Americans lives were dramatically changed just because of the fright of communist in ally nations. Friends targetted friends, careers were ruined, corrupt parts of the government, so many changes were made during this time, and America would forever be scarred by the anti-communist battle. In the American mind, the communist were a huge arising problem, and Truman was too soft on communism.…

communists. They are of Asian heritage and negatively speak on capitalism. Not to mention, they are dressed as foreign military leaders. One of the biggest contributors leading to skepticism in the government was the anxiety-causing tactic of McCarthyism. McCarthyism is clearly shown in the original film by the step-father of Raymond Shaw. Both the step-father and the mother of Shaw are guilty of accusing everyone and anyone who opposes them of being a communist. But, their family seems to…

Whitlam and Stubbs propose that Australia experienced its own form of McCarthyism during the 1950s, accompanied by the fear and hatreds towards persons accused of being communist sympathisers. Military historian David Horner, acknowledges the necessity to understand both political and social attitudes during the context of the…