The Crucible Fear
In life, humans have fears and insecurities that change the way they look at the world and feel about their surroundings and what is going on in the world. It is common for man to be curious and in today's world news is spread in seconds through the internet, radio, and TV’s. Technology has made it so that everyone has access to breaking news stories. In the United States the sole purpose of the government to protect the rights and properties of citizens and provide military defense. When Arthur Miller said that Fear lies deep within us, it was a valid statement because terrorist groups like ISIS have threatened peoples safety and rights.
In Syria and Iraq some of the people formed a terrorist group known as ISIS, which is one of the most dangerous …show more content…
In the Miller’s Why I wrote the Crucible a quote that he uses is “What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next.” This quote shows how in The Crucible, witchcraft was an actual problem and fear among the people of Salem, but when looking at the situation today it is amusing because we know that it is impossible for women to act in such a fashion. Personally speaking as well I found it amusing at some points because the court system was corrupt and judge Danforth believed that some of the women like Abigail could see the devil tormenting other women. Another quote that Miller uses is “The more I read into the Salem panic, the more it touched off corresponding images of common experiences in the fifties.” This quote shows how even in modern day we all have a fear within us, and specific current events like the Zika virus and ISIS are examples of moral panics among …show more content…
In The Crucible the accused women were persecuted, but in reality witchcraft was a lie and innocent women were killed. This relates to modern issues in society because what we view as a problem in modern day, might be amusing to the future generation, as the witchcraft was to people in today's world. The founders of our nation created this nation for equality among people and to protect the inalienable rights of the citizens, and the activities and problems in society makes people insecure and devours them with fear. Throughout this life man fears what he cannot foresee and fear is a common feeling among all people in the past and in modern
In Syria and Iraq some of the people formed a terrorist group known as ISIS, which is one of the most dangerous …show more content…
In the Miller’s Why I wrote the Crucible a quote that he uses is “What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next.” This quote shows how in The Crucible, witchcraft was an actual problem and fear among the people of Salem, but when looking at the situation today it is amusing because we know that it is impossible for women to act in such a fashion. Personally speaking as well I found it amusing at some points because the court system was corrupt and judge Danforth believed that some of the women like Abigail could see the devil tormenting other women. Another quote that Miller uses is “The more I read into the Salem panic, the more it touched off corresponding images of common experiences in the fifties.” This quote shows how even in modern day we all have a fear within us, and specific current events like the Zika virus and ISIS are examples of moral panics among …show more content…
In The Crucible the accused women were persecuted, but in reality witchcraft was a lie and innocent women were killed. This relates to modern issues in society because what we view as a problem in modern day, might be amusing to the future generation, as the witchcraft was to people in today's world. The founders of our nation created this nation for equality among people and to protect the inalienable rights of the citizens, and the activities and problems in society makes people insecure and devours them with fear. Throughout this life man fears what he cannot foresee and fear is a common feeling among all people in the past and in modern