McCarthyism

this is also power-hungry, but not to increase his status. I believe it is a hunger to make himself feel like a better person, after what has come of a result of his power-driven actions. The theme of a want for power in The Crucible connects to McCarthyism because people who were accusing others of being a communist in the 1950s simply had a want to increase their power and status. Not only do we see it in The Crucible and the McCarthy Hearings, we see it in daily life. In my opinion,…

Over 150 people (78% women) were accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. The infamous Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused local women of witchcraft. A wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts and the painful legacy of the Salem witch trials would endure for centuries. The Crucible was inspired by the Red Scare, which were accounts of real treason and communism…

The Crucible Loretta True Keiser University “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller accurately depicts the proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials back in 1692. These trails are acclaimed to be some of the most controversial events occurring during this time period because of the unclear amount of truly guilty people facing these sentences with the mass hysteria of the devil lurking in Puritan society. Hysteria usually brought out by fear of the devil and higher authorities should not be looked at as a…

cold war was also a very weak time for the nation, but in a different way. During this time, the country was driven by fear, and the people were divided by their wish to preserve themselves and their families. It was ‘every man for himself’ and McCarthyism had people constantly worried that their neighbor could be a communist spy. Children practiced nuclear attack drills and citizens built bomb shelters hoping that at least their family could survive an attack. Many people lost or quit their…

Cold War problems. America was more concerned with the rising cost of gasoline, gasoline shortages, the Vietnam Conflict, and the thirty-two American hostages imprisoned in Iran. For children born in the late 1950s and early1960s, the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and the Communist threat was a distant…

Hollywood hit its peak in 1946 and was on top of the world. However, a series of events after that, such as, the United States vs Paramount Anti-Trust Act, the suburbanization of America, the loss of foreign revenues, McCarthyism, and television, brought the industry to its knees. The soaring profits of the Golden Era were no longer as grand as they once were. Revenues fell to half their 1946 levels ("Post-war Hollywood," 2014). The anti-trust act broke up the distribution and exhibition…

over throughout history. It serves as a primary factor in breaking relationships and even communities depending on the degree to which it spreads. In author Arthur Miller’s environment, 1950’s America, hysteria began taking over the country as McCarthyism surfaced and people began losing their wits in fear of communism within their government. This type of situation is mirrored in his play The Crucible. Through Miller’s use of characterization of Abigail and Goody Putnam, he makes it clear that…

Betty Friedan, a Feminist Leader Betty Friedan was a women’s rights activist and author in the 20th century. One of her most influential books was The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963. The Feminine Mystique, and Friedan’s other books, drew national attention to the unhappiness of women with their traditional role in society. Betty Friedan changed the American way of life by reviving the feminist movement through writing books and founding organizations which still aid women today. Betty…

feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community, these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which takes places during era the McCarthyism, not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the surprising events from the town citizens. In 1692, Miller utilizes the characters Abigail…

"McCarthyism: Political Repression and the Fear of Communism." Social Research 4(2004):1041. eLibrary. Web. 08 Jun. 2017. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculumca/do/document?urn=urn:bigchalk:US%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B106037051] It was not until he attacked…