Salem Witch Trials Vs Crucible
The HUAC, or the House of Un-American Activities and Committee, started their investigations to find the party of the left wing. In the beginning they investigated 41 people in Hollywood who could be potential left wing members, they narrowed down their search to 19 people. In those 19 people 10 of them refused to say anything and pleaded to the fifth amendment. When accused and were blacklisted, they often had to accuse other people that were affiliated with the left party to get out of being accused. Likewise, in Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible people of the Salem witch trials were no different from what happened in Hollywood. In the Salem witch trials, if one was accused of being a witch and chose not to talk, they would most likely be sentenced
to death by hanging. Many people were eventually called out and did not want to talk during the 1940s, one of them being Arthur Miller. These are both example of infamous cases of mass hysteria. When Arthur Miller was approached with the idea of accusing someone else to save yourself, he was encouraged to write about the American Communist mass hysteria.The mass hysteria of going to war with other countries triggered the frantic search for members of the left wing, additionally the mass hysteria of the book, The Crucible, was the fear of dying and fear of witchcraft. Joseph McCarthy could be seen as the Abigail of the story as he was one of the first ones convicted and the first one to name other people. Additionally, not only do they both seem to develop from the mass hysteria, they both seem to be directing it towards others. In conclusion the McCarthy trials and the Salem Witch trials were both famous for their spread of fear and mass hysteria over the communities that surrounded a central figure. In the McCarthy trials was Joseph and in The Crucible was Abigail, nonetheless they both used the hysteria running in the town to manipulate society.
to death by hanging. Many people were eventually called out and did not want to talk during the 1940s, one of them being Arthur Miller. These are both example of infamous cases of mass hysteria. When Arthur Miller was approached with the idea of accusing someone else to save yourself, he was encouraged to write about the American Communist mass hysteria.The mass hysteria of going to war with other countries triggered the frantic search for members of the left wing, additionally the mass hysteria of the book, The Crucible, was the fear of dying and fear of witchcraft. Joseph McCarthy could be seen as the Abigail of the story as he was one of the first ones convicted and the first one to name other people. Additionally, not only do they both seem to develop from the mass hysteria, they both seem to be directing it towards others. In conclusion the McCarthy trials and the Salem Witch trials were both famous for their spread of fear and mass hysteria over the communities that surrounded a central figure. In the McCarthy trials was Joseph and in The Crucible was Abigail, nonetheless they both used the hysteria running in the town to manipulate society.