In this century there have been many catastrophes and bad ideas happen and they all occurred because the person behind the scenes wanted to have more power. Through the use of the Salem witch trials, Miller forces readers to deal with shameful episodes in 20th century history of the United States of America like McCarthyism, the Holocaust, Sacco and Vanzetti, and the Japanese American Interment. Many of these behaviors illustrated can relate to “The Crucible,” …showed first 75 words of 1612 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1612 total…free speech amendment you may go on trial. Lastly the Japanese American Interment was also a bad blemish in this country but it wasn’t as severe as The Holocaust. I think how Miller presented the Salem Witch trials gives good examples of our 20th century shameful behavior in America. Lets just hope that in this new millennium everything can be under control and that no one try’s to gain power over each other.