Accused, outcast, alone, and afraid. You might associate it with The Crucible if I told you those simple adjectives, but they also correlate with the Red Scare; the sole basis of inspiration for The Crucible. The Crucible is a play that was created to enact change in the American society. The author, Arthur Miller did this by taking a historic event such as the Salem witch trials which now are perceived as terrible and wrong. Then, the author connected it into their modern society for them to realize the obvious wrongdoings of the past were happening in front of their very own eyes, just in an unusual way, the red scare and effects of McCarthyism. By capturing the injustices of the court and the lies spread against others to get them arrested, …show more content…
They spent countless hours drilling fear into them causing worry and panic throughout their societies. They used this to their advantage by killing many they did not like. Furthermore, this became a predominant issue in McCarthyism by neighbors simply not liking them, all it took was for them to call them a commie to ruin their entire livelihood and be locked away in jail. Abigail Williams actively demonstrated this in the crucible, “I want to open myself! I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him, I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” In this quote Abigail twists her words into blaming several women she does not like to cause disarray throughout the town and instill trepidation in all people. This connects to the Red Scare because of the fear and agitation people were willing to sell one another out or accuse one another for personal …show more content…
They say he give them but two words. ‘More weight,’ he says. And died… It were a fearsome man.” This connects to McCarthyism because often those incriminated were put in difficult places where they would lose. The same is in the crucible where they could either confess to witchcraft and save their lives or tell the truth and pay the price of death. In McCarthyism, they were socially cast out no matter what and the “stones’ represent the burdens place so heavily on the alleged Russian spies. Francis Nurse was the one who died speaking what he believed in, while many of the accused spies killed themselves to escape the heavy burdens, that were placed so heavily onto