The Crucible and Refugee Blue Analasis
‘The Crucible’ and ‘Refugee Blues’ Synthesis
Belonging is a dynamic process, which is affected by an individuals personal occurrences and the relationship he/she has with others around him/her. This is relevant in ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Refugee Blues. Both of these texts explore the concept of belonging through the use of language techniques as well as similar themes and motifs, such as empowerment, intolerance and accusations.
‘The Crucible’ is a 1953, four-act play written by Arthur Miller. It is a historical play based on events of Salem witchcraft trials and takes place in a small Puritan village in the colony of Massachusetts in 1692. ‘Refugee Blues’ is a ballad composed by Wystan Hugh Auden in 1939. It consists of 12 stanzas with 3 lines each. The poem describes two refugees who don’t feel like they belong in the country that they arrive. It is set in Germany in 1930’s when the Jewish people were being persecuted by the Nazi regime.
Abigail and the other girls were able to gain power in the Salem society. Her accusations of witchcraft and devil-worship immediately got the courts attention. Because everyone believed in Abigail’s lies, the court had the power to arrest the people accused and had to face death, even though they were innocent. Abigail was able to feel like she belongs in the society since she has everyone believe every word she says. Similarly, empowerment is a theme in ‘Refugee Blues’. The two refugee couples aren’t accepted in Germany since they were Jews. The Germans had the power to persecute all Jews. This is evident in seventh stanza of the poem ‘’It was Hitler over Europe, saying, ‘they must die’.” They also had no place to belong, as the society was very unfair in the way that they treated others. The first stanza describes a large city, which is home to ten million people. Some have the luxury of living in a mansion, and this is directly contrasted with the rest who are living in bad conditions, “holes”. The refugees didn’t fit in
Belonging is a dynamic process, which is affected by an individuals personal occurrences and the relationship he/she has with others around him/her. This is relevant in ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Refugee Blues. Both of these texts explore the concept of belonging through the use of language techniques as well as similar themes and motifs, such as empowerment, intolerance and accusations.
‘The Crucible’ is a 1953, four-act play written by Arthur Miller. It is a historical play based on events of Salem witchcraft trials and takes place in a small Puritan village in the colony of Massachusetts in 1692. ‘Refugee Blues’ is a ballad composed by Wystan Hugh Auden in 1939. It consists of 12 stanzas with 3 lines each. The poem describes two refugees who don’t feel like they belong in the country that they arrive. It is set in Germany in 1930’s when the Jewish people were being persecuted by the Nazi regime.
Abigail and the other girls were able to gain power in the Salem society. Her accusations of witchcraft and devil-worship immediately got the courts attention. Because everyone believed in Abigail’s lies, the court had the power to arrest the people accused and had to face death, even though they were innocent. Abigail was able to feel like she belongs in the society since she has everyone believe every word she says. Similarly, empowerment is a theme in ‘Refugee Blues’. The two refugee couples aren’t accepted in Germany since they were Jews. The Germans had the power to persecute all Jews. This is evident in seventh stanza of the poem ‘’It was Hitler over Europe, saying, ‘they must die’.” They also had no place to belong, as the society was very unfair in the way that they treated others. The first stanza describes a large city, which is home to ten million people. Some have the luxury of living in a mansion, and this is directly contrasted with the rest who are living in bad conditions, “holes”. The refugees didn’t fit in