Examining the trial, Miller speaks of how the grudges played a large part in the accusations. A main reason for McCarthyism was to eliminate political figures concerning another’s benefit. To follow that up, Miller goes into great detail about how the Nurse family is resented for their social status. After his analysis about the Nurses, we find that the name of Rebecca Nurse has been called. The most unsettling piece of advice, however, is when Miller expresses his worry about the future, saying this: “When one rises above the individual villainy displayed, one can only pity them all, just as we shall be pitied someday.” Miller is aware that McCarthyism is unjust, and will one day be as disgraced as the Salem witch trials themselves. Fifty years later, it is recognized that Miller was correct in his
Examining the trial, Miller speaks of how the grudges played a large part in the accusations. A main reason for McCarthyism was to eliminate political figures concerning another’s benefit. To follow that up, Miller goes into great detail about how the Nurse family is resented for their social status. After his analysis about the Nurses, we find that the name of Rebecca Nurse has been called. The most unsettling piece of advice, however, is when Miller expresses his worry about the future, saying this: “When one rises above the individual villainy displayed, one can only pity them all, just as we shall be pitied someday.” Miller is aware that McCarthyism is unjust, and will one day be as disgraced as the Salem witch trials themselves. Fifty years later, it is recognized that Miller was correct in his