1. The Crucible and McCarthyism
... and evil as a dichotomy, white or black. The color black is used traditionally to represent evil, taking the form of sin and the Devil in 'The Crucible.' Black can be interpreted as to represent the entire spectrum of corrupt behavior, where a character such as Abigail is often associated with darkness, threatening to attack the other girls "in the black of night," and the stain on her name and reputation. In ... direct contrast, the color white is associated particularly in this ... ...
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