McCarthyism

To me, this play shows that no matter how far our society goes, society can continue to go full circle because the play ultimately speaks to human nature. While initially the play was written to be a metaphor between the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism, the versatility in the themes of the play easily be applied and compared to many different times in history (Gray,…

devil. “Witchcraft and Sorcery are powers given only by Satin! Those who use it do not deserve to live!” -Anonymous Using her exotic claims, Abigail killed several people via hanging because she “proved” were witches and pledged to the devil. Mccarthyism caused events and trials that caused several to lose their lives due to “committing treason” by being Communists. Occasionally people managed to get wise to Abigail, making her less powerful or other times they would reveal her true…

War. (History.com, "Cold War History.") The Cold War affected America by leading to the rise in McCarthyism and the persecution of innocent Americans, changing pop culture to be dominated by fear and communism, and led to the execution of the containment policy that would stretch thin relations with opposing nations. The Cold War negatively impacted American politics due to the creation of McCarthyism, which accused politicians, celebrities, and ordinary citizens of being a communist because of…

Trials to draw attention to the atrociousness of McCarthyism. Miller thus provided the audience with a strong political allegory, which enabled him reveal prominent issues of his time through what was seemingly historical fiction. He does this through making the point that witches, despite not being real, were viewed as a threat to society. He also highlights the hysteria that plagued the nation and the fear spread by the trials. Many argue that McCarthyism cannot be compared to the Witch Trial…

homogenize the views of the nation. Fahrenheit 451, written in 1953, has a historical connection to many of the key events of that time. Ray Bradbury incorporates censorship into Fahrenheit 451 to make direct comparisons with current events; the rise of McCarthyism and the end of WWII influenced the way he wrote Fahrenheit 451, specifically how the characters and government play distinct roles in censorship. To begin, the Nazis hold very similar characteristics as the government in Fahrenheit…

Richard Wright was an excellent author in the 1930’s. He wrote about hunger, poverty, race, prejudice, and various protest movements. Many of Wright’s characters were a product of their background; angry and uneducated. He was an author, a journalist, and a poet, but his best known works are “Black Boy” and “Native Son”. His friend, James Baldwin, was also a writer during this time as a novelist and essayist. He wrote about race, homosexuality, interracial relationships, and many other…

to the idea of McCarthyism(Orton, The Red Scare). McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, in other words suspecting another person of being communist just because their ancestors wereRussian(Orton, McCarthyism). The false accusations put that person on trial and often they were thrown in prison(Orton, McCarthyism). This made…

Annotated Bibliography Castellitto, George P. "A. R. Ammons And Arthur Miller: Unexpected Metaphysical Connections." American Drama 15.1 (2006): 74-84. This source talk about Miller works on his play. However, it did not have much information about Miller life or works to include in the research paper. The source is trying to explain the connections about Miller and an author called A.R. Ammons. There was a lot of comparison, but it was not what I needed in my research paper. It would have…

Does America have modern day witch hunts? Not witch hunt in the sense of hunting for literal witches, but in the sense of looking for something out of fear. Throughout history mankind has shunned being different from segregation to social barriers put up by social media. These differences lead to fear which leads to “witch hunts”. Witch hunts occur all the time rather we realize it or not. From literal witch hunts in Salem to trying to catch terrorist now at every airport and federal building.…

as communist. The influence of propaganda was widespread and focused mainly on nationalism and American pride which further appealed to Americans and turned them against the USSR which was synonymous with communism at the time. The practice of McCarthyism in the early 1950’s extended on the deportation of people with political views opposing the social norm. Led by Senator McCarthy, a prominent figure in US politics during the Cold…