The Crucible and McCarthyism Arthur Miller lived through the Red Scare‚ also known as McCarthyism. After living through this era and being one of the accused communists Miller wrote the book titled The Crucible in 1952. This book told the story of the Salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation. The book ultimately became an allegory devoted solely to McCarthyism. In The Crucible uses situations such as the actual trials‚ direct comparisons from
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The Holocaust and The Crucible Imagine someone’s parents accusing them of eating their left overs. They know they were not around‚ so they could not have eaten them. But their siblings happen to blame them for it‚ and their parents believe their siblings over them. Since they “took” their parent’s left overs they are now on punishment. That person had to deal with a very similar‚ but nowhere near as severe punishment that the victims of the Salem Witch Trials and the Jews during the Holocaust
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Arthur Miller • • • • • • Born 1915 Many literary awards McCarthy’s witch-hunt 1950s Anti-Communism Salem witch-hunt 1692 Puritanism - theocracy crucible Definitions a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures‚ so as to separate the heated substance into its pure and base elements a severe‚ searching test or trial witch Witch\‚ n. [OE. wicche‚ AS. wicce‚ fem.‚ wicca‚ masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i] one who practises the black
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The meaning of The Crucible The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being: 1. “A severe test‚ as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs‚ based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
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“What is a crucible?” Why does the author choose to name this play The Crucible? However‚ two definitions of the word can apply to the play The Crucible‚ which could mean “a severe test” or could also mean a piece of laboratory equipment used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures or to melt metal. The symbolism is very clear here because the village of Salem was actually a very strict community‚ which kind of ties in with a crucible because the people were accused of witchcraft in
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In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in
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resolution of the court. It had taken exactly three hundred years for the state to acknowledge its responsibility for all those who died. This was the long-delayed end of a story whose beginnings lay in the woods that surrounded the village of Salem when‚ in 1692‚ a number of young girls were discovered‚ with a West Indian slave called Tituba‚ dancing and playing at conjuring. To deflect punishment from themselves they accused others‚
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The Crucible/Good Night and Good Luck History tends to repeat itself. Whether it’s through the Salem Witch Trials or McCarthyism‚ people fall into traditions of mass hysteria when they are scared. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was an allegory for McCarthyism in the 1950s‚ while the film Good Night and Good Luck depicted the actual event. Arthur Miller was able tell the true tale of The Salem Witch Trials while accurately describing what was going on in the world during its time‚ thus showing
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The Strength of Morality Immorality exists everywhere‚ but distinguishing between morality and immorality causes problems. As one mistakes very dark gray as black‚ well disguised immorality can appear like morality. Some people know that something is immoral and these people will typically either continue to do it or refuse to participate. On the contrary‚ many other people will not know and will either get pulled onto the stronger side or try to stay neutral. Overall‚ immorality causes a society
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Rough draft Community in Trouble The opening remarks for this literary analysis of community in the crucible are of the following. Theme‚ with the topic of community expanded .The setting is in the old puritans’ community. And allusions’ to other events in real life‚ that were encrypted in the text. Furthermore‚ how the story outlines what still happens in modern day communities. The theme of community is portrayed through the setting‚ and the characters. The characters are placed in a very
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