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Salem As An Allegory In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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The setting is Salem, Massachusetts, which is where the Salem Witch Trials took place. The Salem Witch Trials were one of the most notable acts of mass hysteria in recent history. With many killed, and many more put in jail. The main plot of The Crucible surround what could have happened at Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. Miller most likely choose this setting because he wished to show what could have happened during the Red Scare. What happened in Salem is one of the most accurate representations of what could have happened during the second Red Scare. Miller used the Salem Witch Trials as an allegory to what was happening in recent history. Miller is able to successfully show the true horrors of McCarthyism and what it can do to a community.
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