Crucible Vs Mccarthyism
When the Soviet Union is established in 1922, the communist ideology starting to gain strong recognition around the world, including America. Majority of the American do not believe in the idea of communism. However, there's still some believe that the communism offered a much fairer ways of living then Capitalism.
In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin gave a speech in Virginia questioning his audience how the communist were able to be so effective. He said the answer could be “traitorous action" of American who have a high government position. Then he added, "I have here in my hand a list of 205 names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department." He launched a crusade against subversives, which help him to …show more content…
Without a solid evidence his accusations drove many out of their jobs. Such reckless action were known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism is not only an injustice system it also creates more fear within the American.
In the Act 1 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Betty and Abigail were being diagnosis with unknown illness. In result the many believe that it's the work of witchcraft.
Betty and Abigail claim that Tituba, Sarah Osborne, and Sarah Good are the cause of their situation. Both said Tituba, the slave, once told story about witchcraft. As the play in the book develop, Tituba was forced to confess due to the threat of whip to death by Reverend Parris, her owner. Osborne is a lower class person who had not attend church for 3 years because of illness and dealing with legal issue with the Putnam. In fact, the accusation of Osborne were strongly supported by the Putnam. Ann Putnam believe that she is the reason that cause the death of her children. Sarah Good was lower class person who’s accused to be a witch since she can not recite the ten
In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin gave a speech in Virginia questioning his audience how the communist were able to be so effective. He said the answer could be “traitorous action" of American who have a high government position. Then he added, "I have here in my hand a list of 205 names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department." He launched a crusade against subversives, which help him to …show more content…
Without a solid evidence his accusations drove many out of their jobs. Such reckless action were known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism is not only an injustice system it also creates more fear within the American.
In the Act 1 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Betty and Abigail were being diagnosis with unknown illness. In result the many believe that it's the work of witchcraft.
Betty and Abigail claim that Tituba, Sarah Osborne, and Sarah Good are the cause of their situation. Both said Tituba, the slave, once told story about witchcraft. As the play in the book develop, Tituba was forced to confess due to the threat of whip to death by Reverend Parris, her owner. Osborne is a lower class person who had not attend church for 3 years because of illness and dealing with legal issue with the Putnam. In fact, the accusation of Osborne were strongly supported by the Putnam. Ann Putnam believe that she is the reason that cause the death of her children. Sarah Good was lower class person who’s accused to be a witch since she can not recite the ten