The Crucible and McCarthyism allegories connect the two.
“The devil has been very active in Salem because the people and weather instigate his fury.”
In The story “The crucible” The author Arthur Miller shows many kinds of messages such as social messages, political messages, and moral messages throughout the story. These messages are written as allegories and they link up to the 1950s. In the 1950s McCarthyism was the act of falsely accusing of subversion and treason, especially when related to anarchism, communism, and socialism, and especially when done in a public and attention-grabbing manner which is exactly what happens in “The crucible”
Social allegory is shown in the crucible between Mrs. Putnam and Rebeca Nurse. This occurred when Mrs. Putnam accused Rebecca nurse of killing Mrs. Putnam's babies. This shows a social message which is shown when Mrs. Putnam said “how may we "How may we blame ourselves? I am one of nine sons; the Putnam seed has peopled this province. And yet I have but one child left of eight-and now she shrivels!” (Miller 28). Now Mrs. Putnam believes that it is witchcraft that is killing her babies showing the social state of people accusing others and blaming witchcraft.
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There is a murdering witch among us, bound to keep herself in the dark. Parris turns to Betty, a frantic terror rising in him. Let your enemies make of it what they will, you cannot blink it more. Parris, to Abigail: Then you were conjuring spirits last night. Abigail, whispering: Not I, sir - Tituba and Ruth” (Miller 16). Now, this also shows us proof of political corruption which is again shown later in the book again on pages such as 35 and 43. But that scene showed us how they were able to blame Tituba and have people believe it because of corruption and also because of her