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Salem Witch Trials World War Ii
911 wordsOne of the most awful chapters in human history, timeless oppression. Parallels between The Crucible, and more modern examples of "witch hunting" such as the McCarthy hearings of the 1950 's, are appalling. Other such time periods in history, including the 1940 's Japanese American Internment era, the Apartheid struggle of South Africa, or Hitlers horrid Holocaust, all exemplify persecution and discrimination similarly. Each in the midst of a poignant theme, societies often trying to suppress in...
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Finding Purpose In Arthur Miller The Crucible
676 wordsThe Crucible is a book that conveys a very ugly part of American history. The author, Arthur Miller, uses a play format to educate his audience about a very confusing event that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. In 1692 a tightly wound New England community broke into a rash of scandals and rumors having to do with witchcraft and devil worship. Miller uses actual occurrences, names, and dates in the story, which makes the book a semi- reliable source of information about the event. Mil...
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Salem Witch Trials Mass Hysteria
495 wordsIn Arthur Miller? s, ? The Crucible, ? many themes are expressed throughout the play. Themes are the undertone of the story. A theme of a book usually sets the mood and describes what is happening during the time that the story is written. ? The Crucible? has many themes that show how everything was and how everyone acted in the year of 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts. Mass hysteria is the most obvious theme in the story. Mass hysteria is represented everywhere trouble was. One example is at the e...
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