‘Conflict occurs between the powerful and the powerless’ Perhaps one of the greatest ironies of human existence is that humanity thrives on social interaction‚ yet constantly wrestles with its proclivity to clash‚ subordinate and master. The adherents of a moral code will perceive their parochial beliefs as correct and moral‚ shaping the way they perceive the world around them. Playwright Arthur Miller theorises that Christianity’s formative influence upon Western though has led the inculcation
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The American Heritage Dictionary defines McCarthyism as “The political practise of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insignificant regard to evidence.” Arthur Millers ‘The Crucible’ is an extended metaphor representing the parallels between the Salem witch-hunts and accusations of communism during the McCarthyism era. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the unwarranted persecution of many Americans‚ who were accused of communist ties or associating with Communist
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pulled books that were considered too leftist from their shelves. The banned volumes included such classics as Robin Hood‚ Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience‚ and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. The post-war Red Scare is often called “McCarthyism‚” a name derived from one of the era’s most notorious anti-Communists‚ Senator Joseph McCarthy. Yet the anti-Communist crusade of the late 1940s and 1950s extended both in time and scope well beyond the activities of the junior senator from Wisconsin
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Throughout Joseph McCarthy’s accusations of communism there was talk of some of his victims possibly being innocent. One of these victims that was allegedly innocent was Arthur Miller. Miller‚ because he was wronged by the law‚ decided to write a similar story to the events of the McCarthy trials in order to make McCarthy’s ideals seem flawed. Miller believed that if he could write a story to prove the accusations incorrect he would be able to re-establish his respectable reputation. This story is
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UNIT 3 SOURCE ENQUIRY The USA 1945-70 : A Divided Union? Key Topic 1: The impact of the cold war The ideological clash behind the cold war: The soviet union was a communist state in which the government owned and controlled the economy- it had a non democratic government. The USA was a capitalist country where it had a democratic government. The economy was not state owned. The opposition between these two super powers became known as the cold war After the second world war the usa
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audience sympathizes with John Proctor not only because he has been falsely accused‚ but also because he is a representation of the human condition. In contrast‚ Miller causes the audience to despise the accusers in order to exemplify the injustice of McCarthyism. John Proctor is the primary character in the play that evokes pathos in the audience. Proctor made the infamous mistake of committing adultery and lechery with Abigail. “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my
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How is the character of Tituba important in the crucible? Explore how Miller portrays her Miller uses the character of T to lay the foundation for the whole play‚ when right at the start she is falsely accused of witchcraft. It is important that she is portrayed as different‚ as being black and a slave as this gives a focus for all the fear ‚ suspicion and ultimately‚ hysteria ‚ which enables such a tragic twisting of justice to occur. Tituba is a slave brought by Parris from Barbados. She
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‘The Crucible’ is a novel which was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. It takes place during the times of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. Many people believed anything they heard or saw. Although The Crucible is fictitious‚ the story depicts the historical information of the Salem witch trials‚ and blends them with fictitious characters to create a very realistic plot and conflict in the story. Miller wrote this play as
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Produced in 1956‚ the Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a perfect reflection of the danger and mass hysteria of the second Red Scare. With a seemingly unstoppable alien invasion that replaces loved ones with emotionless individuals‚ the film captured the spread and fear of Communism with both overarching themes and less apparent developments. Broad elements in the movie mainly reflected the common stereotype of Communists and the American fear post World War II. A reoccurring theme in the movie
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Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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