Arthur Miller's The Mass Hysteria Of The Puritan Society
Society teaches us that heroes are usually superhumans. Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Elsa in Frozen and even Belle in Beauty and the Beast do heroic deeds to make the average person think they must possess superhuman powers. John Proctor, Susan Jordan and the men of Flight 93 all prove that any life could be taken by anyone at any time.
Arthur Miller demonstrates through his play the mass hysteria of the Puritan Society. The Puritan people let their emotions guide their actions in whether or not a man’s life was worth saving. In today’s society, we are taught that life itself is valued more than anything. Only God was the only man able to judge a man. Then why does the average everyday person have the power to decide whether a man’s being
Arthur Miller demonstrates through his play the mass hysteria of the Puritan Society. The Puritan people let their emotions guide their actions in whether or not a man’s life was worth saving. In today’s society, we are taught that life itself is valued more than anything. Only God was the only man able to judge a man. Then why does the average everyday person have the power to decide whether a man’s being