Similarities Between Mccarthyism And The Crucible

There are many similarities and some differences between the issues and conditions in the play The Crucible and the issues and conditions faced by the United States during McCarthyism, but there are more similarities that are important than differences. One similarity would be that if you were a accused, in both situations, it would ruin your reputation. In both cases, you are guilty until proven innocent. Isn’t that unfair? Civilians were scared of communism like those in Salem were of witchcraft. In both cases, there was no proof in the accusations. Another similarity is that the media and the townspeople were both afraid to stand up.

During McCarthyism, civilians were scared of communism because if they were accused of being a communist