The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is an intense, drama-filled play about the accusations of witchcraft amongst the town of Salem. Throughout this play, there are many themes that are laid out across all four acts. One of the mayor themes that sticks out and is present in all four acts is intolerance. In the … Read more
“Increasingly fed by a moral and political hysteria, warlike values produce and endorse shared fears as the primary register of social relations. ” – Henry Giroux Where man has emotion that, along with conspiracies, that usually formulates within a collective population and has the potential to become mass panic, that in time becomes hysteria. With … Read more
Although the 1692 Salem Witch Trials were a minor event in American history, the names of those who were hanged are not forgotten. Their names are remembered today because of Arthur Miller, a man who believes that past events are connected to present realities through a strong moral logic. The trial’s motives and themes seemed … Read more
The fear of Communism has long lived in the hearts of Americans, proud of their democratic domain. This fear came about after World War One, and came to be known as the Red Scare. Right wing government officials used this paranoia in order to prosecute thousands of left wing activists. This ordeal reemerged after World … Read more