Category: Mccarthyism

The McCarthy trials put many in the crossfire of being accused of being a communist. Arthur Miller was one of these few that were put under the spotlight. Though McCarthys crusade for justice from communist infiltration of our public offices, Miller found it useful to look back to the past. The Salem witch trials characterized…

In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible his story takes place in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts. In the village of Salem, a string of unlawful accusations and hangings are conducted due to mass hysteria surrounding so called, witches. He aims to portray the dangers of how mass hysteria in a community can affect action and the idea of…

In times of fear, people look to a person to help guide and lead them. Because of all the attention, that person’s voice becomes a powerful tool that can change the views of many. The play, The Crucible, written by Auther Miller, was the story set in Massachusetts Bay Colony during 169293 focusing on the…

Justice comes from acknowledging the truth. Discuss in relation to Twelve Angry Men and The Crucible. In the allegorical plays The Crucible and Twelve Angry Men, Arthur Miller and Reginald Rose unveil the flaws within the American legal system by expressing how justice cannot be truly obtained unless the truth is recognized. Justice is represented…

The Salem witch trials were a time of mass fear and hysteria around witches. Hundreds of women and girls were accused of being witches. A similar time of mass hysteria and fear also occurred at the beginning of the 20th century. It was called the Red Scare, spurred on by McCarthyism. Named after its leader,…

Throughout the course of Judith G. Pouchers book, State of Defiance: Challenging the Johns Committees Assault on Civil Liberties, Judith G. Poucher discusses the empowered individuals who challenged the prejudices of the legislatures investigating group, the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee. It is known and referred to as the Johns Committee. Judith G. Poucher introduces the…

The dictionary definition of Blacklist is a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.’ Blacklist refers to banning or rejecting something or someone. Those who use blacklists separate the negative from the positive. Blacklists are used for anything but it depends on the action taken after the list is made that make it legal…

The Salem Witchcraft Trials have been a fascinating and well-known subject to many generations of Americans. For years, there has been speculation as to why they occurred. The witchcraft trials began when several young girls became affected by a strange disease which caused them to have fits. The girls began placing blame on members of…

The Crucible is a playwright that was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller which is a true story that reflects on the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions that took place in different towns of Massachusetts between the years of 1692 and 1693. Joe McCarthy was widely…

Have you ever been accused of something that you didn’t do just because people fear that they were going to be accused of it? That’s exactly what Arthur Miller wrote in a play called The Crucible during the most fearful and terrifying times for Americans…The Red Scare. This led to a range of actions that…