"The Crucible" & McCarthyism

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This paper explains the similarities between Arthur Miller's allegorical play "The Crucible" and McCarthyism. The paper describes the anti-communist McCarthy hearings of the early 1950's and Miller's use of the Salem Witch trials as a parallel.

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"Arthur Miller has acknowledged that he wrote "The Crucible," the famous play regarding the Salem witch trials as a reaction to the era of McCarthyism. Senator Joseph McCarthy began a crusade to rid the United States of Communists. The McCarthy hearings took place from to. During these hearings those suspected of being Communist or Communist supporters were interviewed and forced to give up names of other communists. If the person would not comply they were imprisoned and their reputation was tarnished."

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