"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, and the Comparison between McCarthiest America in 1950 and Puritan Salem in 1692.

Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, was born on October 17, 1915 in New York City. His career as an author began while he was a student at the University of Michigan. He wrote many books during his time, some winning world recognition and prizes. Some were All My Sons, released in 1947, and the prize winning classic, Death of a Salesman, in 1949. By this time, he was already a national sensation. The Crucible is one of …

…were hanged in 1692 were innocent because none of them were actual witches or devil-worshipers. On the contrary, the accused in the 1950s were not all innocent. Some were actually Communists. An example would be the Rosenbergs and Alger Hiss. But for the most part, there were many similarities between the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy era. The Crucible and the McCarthy era show how suspicion and hysteria could intersect and tear a community apart.