It is clear that Miller’s The Crucible parallels his life and times. The witch hunts are his 1600s version of the McCarthy hearings and persecution of communist spies during his time, the 1950s. There are some difficulties in interpreting The Crucible as a strict allegorical treatment of 1950s McCarthyism. For one, there were never any witches in Salem; however, there most definitely were Communists in the United States in the 1950s. While this undeniable fact remains true, the way in which Senator Joe McCarthy aroused paranoia and suspicion of Communists in the public was most definite

After writing The Crucible, interviews with Miller revealed that the play was his answer to politics. After the release of his work, Miller wrote a short article titled Why I Wrote the Crucible: An Artist’s Answer to Politics. Though the article never made a direct statement as to why Miller wrote The Crucible, his ideas and opinions on the topic were made clear. In this article, Miller wrote: “…by 1950, when I began to think of writing about the hunt for Reds in America, I was motivated in some great part by the paralysis that had set in among many liberals who, despite their discomfort with the inquisitors' violations of civil rights, were fearful, and with good reason, of being identified as covert Communists if they should protest too strongly.” Also, he wrote : “

Essentially, The Crucible was written as a critique of the extremes and evils of McCarthyism, portraying a powerful and timeless depiction of how intolerance and hysteria can intersect and tear a community apart. In conclusion, it is evident that The Crucible was Arthur Miller’s way of sharing his opinion about the persecution of communists in America, and keeping history from repeating itself; it is an artist’s answer to politics.

ly similar to Abigail’s actions. Another very clear similarity between Miller’s The Crucible and his actual life was the panic and hysteria caused by an unwarranted fear. Whether this fear is of Communists or witches, the effe

Some topics in this essay:
Led McCarthy, Miller’s Crucible, America McCarthy's, Neil Carson, Crucible McCarthy, Arthur Miller, Reds America, , Essentially Crucible, Answer Politics, mccarthy hearings, witch trials, salem witch, answer politics, wrote crucible, salem witch trials, miller wrote, mccarthy hearings miller’s, writing crucible, hearings miller’s, miller’s crucible, communist spies, senator joe mccarthy, artist’s answer politics,