Examples Of Fascism In The Crucible

Fascism is a structure in which societies could be organized under the dominance of a dictator or government that has total control over them. Fascist leaders are demagogues who appeal to people's emotions and prejudices to gain trust. Demagogues use polarization among members of their societies to create a strong authoritarian infrastructure. In the novel, The Crucible, the author clearly shows how those with authority in the novel use it to create ingroups and outgroups for supporting the power of the leader. The Crucible was written as a parable about McCarthyism, a pivotal period in American history. During this time, a low-ranking senator gained power by using populism and demagoguery as a form of social coercion to gain support in his

Author of The Crucible, Arthur Miller, used it to symbolize the American government's authoritarianism that made the nation fearful of the alleged "communists" infiltrating America. The novel takes place during the time of the Salem Witch trials. Salem's official court advanced false accusations of witchcraft that led to many people being wrongfully accused and executed. In the story, those who believed in witchcraft were seen as the ingroup, whereas those who did not were seen as the outgroup and were working with the "devil."Demonstrating how Fascists force societies into going along with their beliefs. Another example was when one of the characters in the novel, Abigail Williams, claimed that she too could see the spirits of the witches. To not be subjected to the outgroup. The court's authoritarianism pressured her to accept those

This implies that the demagogues will use the coercion of their carefully crafted propaganda to control the majority and exploit vulnerable groups. In this case, the malicious are the pigs on the farm, who. The comrades realized that in order to establish equality on the farm, they would do it themselves. So they overthrew the former owner. The pigs were authoritarian but gained the comrades' trust and convinced them that they were going to establish a fair democracy, where freedom existed. But soon after, they were leading their comrades under cruel tyranny. Subsequently, one of the dictating pigs, Napoleon, shoved out his co-existing leader, Snowball, to have full control of the farm. "..nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. "They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws'' (Orwell). When Napoleon achieved totalitarianism, the comrades were subjected to forced labor exploitation. Just like with the former leader, they barely had enough food to eat and were poorly cared for. Napoleon appealed to the naive realism of the comrades leading to the mobilization of the farm to pursue his goal of becoming more