The Crucible: Miller's McCarthynistic Idea
Beginning of paper
“The play was inspired by Miller's belief that the hysteria
surrounding the witchcraft trials paralleled the contemporary political
climate of McCarthysim.” McCarthysim is Senator Joseph McCarthy's obsessive
quest to uncover a communist infiltration of American institutions.
Communism is a the ....
Middle of paper
.... The man of the house expects dinner on the table when they
get home. This is an example of a common communistic society.
Through out the whole play, women are being accused of witchcraft.
A man could have never been accused of witchcraft in those days. Men were
the dominant gender. Tituba is a black servant who was spotted in the woods
supposedly practicing witchcraft. She is blamed for the crime, probably
because she is a servant of the lower class. But as the play goes on, a
more ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
