How Does The Crucible By Arthur Miller's Influence On Society

Often times, it is seen that certain themes in literature throughout the years is influenced by the society and current events of the era that would make the author inspired to write about such events. In the 1950’s during McCarthyism, also known as “The Second Red Scare,” hundreds of Americans, especially those that practiced the arts such as acting, singing and writing would be in danger of being accused without any evidence to be able to restrict any political complaints or any way of speaking out towards the government. These times were hard for authors such as Arthur Miller, in which they would have to face the risk of creating mediocre literature in exchange for peace or face the consequences of being blacklisted and being banned from

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Miller uses the different characters which were semi factual to create the scenario and mood for the play. In fact, Miller creates the mood for the book with his title. A crucible is a container in which one puts objects such as metals and are put to extremely high temperatures. This gives the idea to the reader that this play will be one of high tension and drama. By creating this scenario, Miller gives the readers of the era a story to relate to during such times of tension and drama, and compares the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism directly through the

The fear was instilled in him despite the fact that he still went on with writing the story. Miller says, “In those years, our thought processes were becoming so magical, so paranoid, that to imagine writing a play about this environment was like trying to pick one's teeth with a ball of wool.” Arthur Miller knew what the consequences were, he knew the turmoil he would face and yet he wanted to stay true to his work because he knew that this piece would be one of the most important ones he would make in his lifetime, thus he crossed the