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Miller’s reasoning and purpose for writing this was to highlight the hysteria and unjust persecution that was present in the Salem witch trials and the red scare by tying them together as both having biased and unjust reasonings of being guilty.

• Mia Cobbs

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I think the authors exigence was to show the people that were accused of being communist without actual evidence, lead to social rejection. júlia

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His reason for writing the crucible was to highlight the trials and the unfair accusations that occurred during the witch trials and the hysteria and compared it to what was going on in history at the moment with communism since they both had biased opinions of opposing parties

-zofia :3

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the rhetorical situation of the crucible includes logos and ethos, in order to provide moral reconciliation for John and Elizabeth Proctor, which helps reveal several consequences through one’s action and can, at the end , spark a realization of wrong doing. ( Killing of innocent people , assuming , etc )

Maria Cedeno

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The rhetorical situation , exgience main purpose of writing this was show background history to show how uncertain u can be when your in a stage of fear . False assumption can cause less trust to peers and cause false accusations creating terrible social rejection.  - Alex , Enzo 

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The rhetorical situation , exgience main purpose of writing this was show background history to show how uncertain u can be when your in a stage of fear . False assumption can cause less trust to peers and cause false accusations creating terrible social rejection.  - Alex , Enzo 

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Oh no she wants my name NO

-Ms. Care

Jk ima stay anonymous thank you!!!

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The purpose of the article was to show the dangers of hysteria. The dangers of hysteria can be seen even in real life. How people could accuse others for something such as being a communist because other people said so.

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Compare situation in history that happened centuries apart , and how human behavior repeats giving insight on how fear can result in passiveness .

Whether being afraid to speak out about social injustices or call out ignorance due to not wanting to feel outcasted.

-shona

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the context of the crucible is focused on the Red Scare and the Salem Witch trials and tying back information from both events and talking about how both were accusing innocent people of being guilty and making them fear for their lives and rumors about these people would end up in bad consequences such as death and persecution.

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The reason why he wrote it is because, of the Red hunt and the Salem witch trials. Which influenced him to write about the social injustice.

The game was really fun, could have been longer

Maria and Ariana

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Paranoia of Communism and the alienation of percieved communists is exigence for crucible. Author compares it to the Salem witch trials - an event with accusations we now know to be completely false - to highlight the insanity of how people were treating each other.

You will not get a name muahahahahah

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purpose of the crucible: Arthur Miller wrote this play as a warning for the audience about the dangers of mccarthyism

- isabella n

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The author of “The Crucible” wanted to represent the fear and paranoia of the Red Scare and the concept of McCarthyism as they also accused innocent people of being communists, and since no one had substantial evidence, the accused were perceived as communists

The game, on a surface level, was about the Salem Witch Trials to decide who was a witch when in reality, it revolved around the dangers of superstition and fear of being accused without any evidence.

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We should play games like this again

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We should play mafia, with the whole class, teachers included

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We should play mafia, with the whole class, teachers included

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A reason how "The Crucible" came to be was because of 'rumors' made about young girls, when none of the 'evidence' people had on the young girls were true. For example, "...when Abigail cried out her fingers, her fingers, her fingers burned...". This allowed people to believe false claims about Procter which led to an idea of the play "The Crucible" being made.

Jordyn Washington

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the author mentions the likeness of the current society to the society during the Salem which trials period. The similarities between being fearful to exist and speak up amongst what’s wrong. This is still the case today not in the same way but more of a passive and indirect way. In our society the fear of speaking up or having false rumors spread about oneself has takin over.

-Sergio

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the purpose of the crucible was to enlighten the readers on how the Salem Witch trials and the The Red Scare both made people be precautious on their actions. People were scared because they couldn’t have stronger opinions, people were being biased all because they were known as “facts”. You see in presidential elections that people go around stating their opinions about who should win and who shouldn’t win. Everyone is influenced by someone, however that can lead to harsh and strong opinions.

• neyla, polly, steph

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the rhetorical situation in “the crucible” is the idea behind the Salem Witch Trials and why they came to be.

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The main purpose of the text is to show how hysteria can create a panic in a society, which leads to disaster. It seems to me the author wrote this passage to have a voice, though he couldn’t speak on the matters at hand during the time of, due to the red scare. So instead he created a story on a matter very similar, to be able to voice his opinions on the fact

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The situation of the crucible and the red scare

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His play the crucible was inspired by the state of America in the 40-50’s. Communist at the time were ruthlessly hunted down and many were falsely accused due to others personal gain.

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The author’s intent in ‘The Crucible’ was to show the similarities between the witchcraft scare of the 1600’s to the red scare of the modern day (back then). If accusing innocent of witchcraft is idiotic, what makes random communist accusations any different? The author wanted to make that comparison

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The crucible was written to criticize and highlight the American government's idiocy by comparing it to the Salem witch trials, an event in history which is deemed by many as insane, therefore exposing the hysteria of the time period.

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He wrote the Crucible to highlight the dangers histeria brings, the impact of mass paranoia and false accusations. It also highlights the irony of the salem witch trials to the red scare in which people were blindly pointing fingers.

-Lana and Mikaela

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Warning the audience about the dangers of believing everything leading to issues in the society

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In Arthur Miller’s New Yorker article “Why I Wrote The Crucible,” he provides insight into the rhetorical situation surrounding both the play The Crucible and his motivations for writing it. The rhetorical situation consists of exigence, audience, and constraints, and understanding these elements helps explain how the play responds to the socio-political context of its time.

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Millers justification on his beliefs was written to show a different perspective that people might’ve had but was scared to express. He wrote this to inform others about why the Salem Witch Trials were unjustified and why the Red Scare is a similar situation.

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Throughout the Crucible, Arthur Miller’s purpose is sharing the similarities between the red scare and salem witch trials. He also illustrates how these accusations can effect someone’s life by using these examples based on anecdotes of Abigail, Elizabeth, and John. These also further illustrate the similarities between the red scare and these trials, as people are being treated the same as the past. The Salem Witch Trials were also seen as a crazy, nonsensual time, and by drawing these comparisons, he is illustrating that the Red Scare shares these non-sensual believes.

Abigayle Harper

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arthur miller wrote the crucible as an allegory for mccarthyism, which was prevalent in the US during the early 1950s. during this time, senator joseph mccarthy led a campaign get rid of all the communists in america often through accusations with no evidence. miller saw similarities between the witch hunts of salem and the hunts for communists. by writing the crucible, he aimed to criticize the injustices and hysteria. and to emphasize the dangers of mass delusions.

arianna

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The authors exigence to write the crucible based off of the article “Why I Wrote The Crucible” was the mass hysteria and fearmongering of the red scare causing him to use the Salem witch trials to covertly allude to the societal issues and harshness of being accused of being a communist.

briana :)

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Arthur miller wrote the crucible as a way to show his position on how he thinks politics sees McCarthyism without strictly saying it.

-Robert

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The purpose of the passage is to give explanation and reasoning of him writing the crucible. If Arthur Miller published his work during the time of the issue, he would have been casted out so he published his book afterwards. He explains this in the passage and also explains the purpose of the crucible. He wrote the crucible to explain the hysteria at the time of the Salem witch trials and the unfairness of it.

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The purpose of The Crucible passage was to show hysteria can cause false narratives and misleading with misunderstanding with false information being spread and people agreeing with hesitation due to fear and paranoia that is a result of this.

Aniyah and Gabby<3

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The author uses an appeal to logic, making it very clear how insane the idea is that everyone within the country can't be trusted and is trying to use and influence you. The shared experience and background of everyone throughout the country due to the red scare inflicted so much fear into the people that those fighting for any sort of change were severly hindered, leading people like Arthur Miller to have to use examples of how it has this situation has occured in history before.

-Sean

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Miller wanted to bring awareness to the dangers of panic, the impact of false accusations, and the importance of maintaining personal integrity amidst societal pressures.(Macey)

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the speaker , is A. Miller who uses the characters and plot to convey his message. Through the lens of the characters’ experiences, he explores the struggle for truth, prompting the audience to consider their own roles within societal conflicts.

Overall The Crucible serves as and a timeless commentary on the human condition, urging audiences to confront the moral dilemmas that arise in times of crisis. individuals were often accused of communism without substantial evidence, focusing the hysteria and paranoia that characterized the witch trials. This context highlights the dangers of extremism, mass hysteria, and the consequences of false accusations.

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Miller's purpose for writing the crucible was to show people that what was happening in America was similar to the Salem witch trials. Miller wanted to allude to how history was repeating itself once again with mccarthyism how people were starting to accuse others just like in the 1600s.

Mike

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The Crucible Warning the audience about the similarities between the Salem witch and his society now. His choice of words and their connotations. Formal or informal language, can all affect how a message is received through out his writing. Leading the audience to head his warning.

Jordan

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The article provided serves as a two part time capsule of the time and a window into the time period that the book represents. Being written in 1996 Why I Wrote “The Crucible” serves as a look back into the motivations and reasoning of Arthur Miller in the original writings of The Crucible during the highly divisive time of the Cold War. With the original piece being a deeply connected metaphor and satirization using the Salem witch trials as a juxtaposition for the McArthian Hysteria of the time. Thus it was used by the author as a subtle commentary of the time allowing him to discus the subject absurdity of the time without bringing fear or suspicion upon himself. The article thus serves as an explanation of his direct fears and experiences that lead to his famous writing and how the hindsight changed his view and understanding of his own piece.

Edward

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The crucible is a source of literature that Arthur Miller wrote on the Salem witch trials, an ulterior motive for the red scare. Something that was so prominent at the time the film/novel was written. Both about the rumors spread by people within a community, something that positions of power would use against their people, aka fear mongering. In that sense, Arthur Miller, would use exigence to somehow tie the witch trials to his thoughts on communism (with research of course).

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The audience he was writing to was highly sceptical of everything and were accusing people left and right of being communist. To get around this instead of writing about what he was actually trying to deal with he wrote about something that happened in the past to show the craziness of what was happening at the time. In doing this he avoided being accused himself.

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I think the reason why was to compare how similar the trials were compared to McCarthyism, and how people just believed without proper evidence and would just follow along through rumors not backed up by evidence and did it to “fit in” with people. The author states how he wrote it in a time of depression, most likely due to the fact he always wanted to speak out about it but was unable to due to fear of being accused as communist, just like the “witches” in the Salem witch trials

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Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" as an analogy for the anti-communist hysteria of the 1950s in the United States. He used the Salem witch trials as a metaphor to critique the irrational fear and persecution of alleged communists during the Red Scare. The play explores themes of morality, power, and the dangers of mass hysteria.

- Ashley k

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Arthur Miller, made "The Crucible", to show different types of evidence that uses the ways of allegations and accusing others to be a type of person who supports communist, or a person who is part of it. The way that rumors are spreading all around, and having the unbearable feeling of being suspicious to others when trying to do a simple task or doing a daily activity you always do. The ways how trials are being unfair to those who are innocent and killing them for doing something that isn't wrong.

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Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" as an allegory for the McCarthy era, which was the U.S. government persecuting individuals accused of being communists. The play, set during the Salem witch trials, draws parallels between the fear and injustice of the witch hunts and the Red Scare of the 1950s. Miller used the play to criticize the paranoia and fear-mongering that characterized McCarthyism, highlighting themes of mass fear, and the dangers of extremism.

-Bella

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He wrote it because he wanted to talk and give his opinion on communism, but didn't want to associate and be labeled a communist. He also thought just by talking about it would spread the ideas of communism, and he explains all the countries that turned communist. And he uses the Salem Witch trials, and how people were accused and how they couldn't really defend themselves, or prove it.

Eric Medina

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The reason that Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible is to draw attention to the current events taking place in the US at the time including the red scare. The red scare was a time during ww2 as well as the Cold War where people accused others of being communist for little things like how they dress or their overall actions/appearance. The author could not just come out and say how stupid this overall topic of accusing others based off appearance and actions was, so instead he took on a different approach of writing about a past event called the Salem witch trials to demonstrate how dumb the idea of accusing animals and people of being witches was. This was used as a simile between the Witch trials and the red scare for the author to illustrate how stupid the red scare was by using the witch trials to convince others how stupid that was. This allowed him to allude communist allegations of himself as well as to get his point across on just how stupid the red scare truly was.

By: Cash Barowsky

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The purpose of the author’s writing of “The Crucible” was to criticize the mass hysteria and fear-mongering taking place during the Cold War, while also not outright preaching his beliefs as it’d place suspicion onto the author. Using the Salem Witch Trials as a parallel to the situation at hand, it’s applied to critique the unrationell thinking and decisions the populous is creating.

-Kaleb H

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Arthur Miller uses the Salem witch trials to show his disagreement with the red scare by displaying the consequences that mass hysteria can have on a population.

Brodie A.

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Miller wrote The crucible to speak out about a problem that was going on at the time. He wrote it to get across the ideas and problems of the red scare through a common event that has related topics. This was his way of communicating his views on the topic without the repercussions. The crucible has been a well used device to talk about both the issue of gossiping, and trusting non-factual information. As a person that has read and watched the movie, the audience is shown a point of view where they can decide for themselves if they think someone is a witch or not. Thus supporting the importance of individual thinking.

Madison H.

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The main driven reasoning behind Arthur Miller writing the crucible was to explain the mass hysteria situation and provide both background and reasoning for why mass hysteria happens, and what happens during it. He uses both pathos and logos to explain that the story came from “desperation” of the situation he was living in, and he was best able to connect to the audience using the salem witch trials.

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The purpose for writing the crucible was to spread his beliefs of the current society without saying it directly as it would ended up with him being accused of being a communist. This was a time during the Cold War and the red scare, using communism as a fear factor. Arthur Miller saw how the government was using the red scare as a way to control the country’s citizens. He realized that it wasn’t as bad as the government made it to be and that the red scare was stupid. But he couldn’t express his feelings on that directly as he would have been accused of being a communist, something that had been happening to a lot of people without any evidence. So he wrote the crucible, a book that took place many years ago, during the time of the witch trials where people were being accused of being witches without any evidence. It was a direct comparison to what was happening in his current time. Sending the message of how the big idea, witch/communism, isn’t something to actually be afraid of, it was a way of controlling, and how trying to accuse people of being one of those things just harms everyone.

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Arthur miller uses rhetoric to enhance his reasoning that what Joseph McCarthy was doing in relation to communism was not ok and unfair. He compares the Salem witch trials and the reign of hitler on Germany to show how unjust this is and how similar the situation is. The audience of the play is the American citizens and maybe even Joseph McCarthy himself, because this is during 1969 and communism during the Cold War was a big problem. Miller wanted to show the people of the United States that accusing people of being communists is no difference than calling people witches in Massachusetts during the Salem witch trial in hope to enlighten the people so they can see what is being done is wrong.

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The purpose of The Crucibles was to illustrate how the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare brought infringement through its hysteria. Due to the inaccuracies with no real evidence, innocent people were brought to prosecution, proving that false accusations causes uncertainty and most importantly, prejudice. -Angela

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The Crucible impacts its audience by evoking strong emotions like outrage, and empathy while promoting deep reflection on societal issues. Also, the moral choices individuals must make when confronted with widespread injustice. While its purpose lies in exposing the dangers of mass hysteria and the importance of personal integrity.

Keaton J

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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, fear and the abuse of authority drive the hysteria that overtakes the town of Salem. The fear of witchcraft spreads quickly, fueled by the town’s rigid belief system, and soon turns neighbors against each other. Leaders exploit this fear to maintain power and control over the community. The story demonstrates how authority, when unchecked, can manipulate fear to serve its own interests, leading to false accusations, ruined lives, and the loss of individual freedom. It mirrors the anti-communist hysteria during the Red Scare, where baseless accusations destroyed lives.

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The exigence of this passage was to represent and perceive the immense paranoia of the red scare. It was about the fear in which communism stirred, allowing new ways for conspiracy or suspicion on many things. -Kyle DaSilva

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The purpose of writing the crucible was to highlight the unjust nature of the people during that time. People who would be accused had no way of proving their innocence, while the ones whom weren’t convicted had to not draw any attention to theirselves. It was an era that blindly had followers and when reading the crucible shows the audience how this hardship could have been avoided, if eliminating the rumors of witches. Today, we see the same ordeal repeating on a less extreme scale and that is because of the introduction of individual thinkers. When reading the crucible for the first time, it reminds the audience that speaking up against the mainstream views can change the course of history. Similarly to the game we played.

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The article by Arthur Miller expresses the ideas of paranoia and the extents to which rumors can effect a society. Miller’s motivation to write The Crucible was strengthened after the unjust executions and practices that occurred in Salem. The audience is able to compare the play to communist accusations in the modern day. The audience is also able to identify the unfair treatment within the society and create their own judgements. As paranoia and hysteria drove Salem to practice unjust rituals, Miller highlighted these ideas while captivating audiences and allowing them to acknowledge the corrupt societal norms followed during the trials.

-Savannah Platz

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Arthur miller wrote the crucible in relation to the red scare of communism that was happening in the United States during this time, he emphasizes the affects of misinformation being spread about others and how negative the repercussions can be for this. Miller uses the writing of the crucible to highlight the hysteria of the red scare during the Cold War. His purpose was to shine light onto the role of communism in America and allow his audience to understand this issue on a deeper and more complex level. The crucible continues to hold up as a advantage in seeing the impacts of fear mongering gossip

-Emilee ream

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The intended audience for Arthur Millers’s essay was the American public, particularly those who knew of McCarthyism. He aimed to reach people who were scared of not being perceived as anti-communist, as well as future generations who might learn and realize the untruths and chaos that comes from something like the “red rush”. By appealing to this audience, Miller tried to provoke reflection on what it had caused. To express the consequences of political persecution and societal paranoia.

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Arther Miller wrote “The Crucible” to indirectly describe what was happening at the time. He most likely wanted people to understand how stupid the situation was and relate it to something similar (the Salem witch trials). He wanted people to acknowledge that the false accusations and rumors of others would cause fear and chaos in society -Audrey C.

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Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" as a response to the anti-communist party investigations led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. The play, set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, serves as an allegory for the period's climate of fear and suspicion. By drawing parallels between the Salem witch hunts and McCarthyism, Miller critiqued the dangerous consequences of mass hysteria and the persecution of innocent people based on unfounded accusations without evidence.

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Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" as a response to the anti-communist party investigations led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. The play, set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, serves as an allegory for the period's climate of fear and suspicion. By drawing parallels between the Salem witch hunts and McCarthyism, Miller critiqued the dangerous consequences of mass hysteria and the persecution of innocent people based on unfounded accusations without evidence.

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The author, Arthur Miller, made “The Crucible” to talk about the fear and paranoia that went around during the Red Scare in the 1950’s of America, and how everywhere in the world would turn communist. And How Senator Joseph McCarthy used too much of his power to scare people with something so blunt and something that has little to no evidence. Arthur Miller used the Salem witch trials as an example because it shows a time period that was similar to what was going on at the time. The Crucible impacted it’s audience by getting to their emotions and to seeing that they can’t be so blind to McCarthysism

•Evan Beaman

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When reading “The Crucible” you can not help but notice how eerily similar the events of the Salem Witch Trials are to some of the events occurring today. When “The Crucible” was written, there was an event called the “Red Scare.” During this time rumors spread that communist were infiltrating America. This caused many to question if someone they knew might be a a communist spy. This idea, of fear and untruthfulness was common in both of these times and caused mass division. Arthur Miller, knowing this wanted a way to inform people of how nonsensical the “Red Scare”. He knew that he could not just come out and say it how it was, as many would be quick to accuse anyone with an opinion of being a communist. So, he wrote “The Crucible,” a book investigating the societal issues and beliefs of the time that caused people to execute each other based on the belief that witches existed. This book was written as an attempt to show his audience how silly and stupid the idea of communists taking over was, without truly saying it. Thus convincing the audience of something he believed in by making them believe they came to the conclusion their selves.

-Ashleigh L. 4th

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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to ground a panicked, frightened populace. His subtle ties from the red scare to the Salem Witch Trials puts the audience into a position of a neutral, rational 3rd party where they can watch this story pan out while subconsciously absorbing it's messaging as watchers, you tend to make parallels between the media you consume and real life events. The audience may simply be watching for entertainment, but the connections they made while sitting in that theater follows them into their daily lives and hopefully spreads a more open minded approach to the red scare.

Alexia V-G

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Arthur Miller wrote this for the audience who were victims of the Red Scare. People who accused and were accused. He wrote this in hopes that the audience would sympathize with those around them and understand the alienation and fear felt among the accused.

Deborah

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Frustrated by his inability to openly criticize the system, Miller channeled his disillusionment into writing The Crucible. Through the allegory of the Salem witch trials, he sought to reach those struggling with the ethical and moral dilemmas posed by the anti-communist hysteria of his time. By drawing parallels between the irrational fear of witchcraft in 1692 and the equally unfounded fear of communism in the 1950s, Miller exposed the absurdity and dangers of mass hysteria, urging his audience to question the legitimacy and morality of the government's actions. Fearmongering remains a pervasive issue in society, and understanding its mechanisms empowers us to resist manipulation and think critically about the world around us. Life is transient—people live, breathe, and eventually die—but ideas endure. Miller’s work invites us to examine not just where we are but also how we arrived here, challenging us not to overlook the paths that led us to our current moment.

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During the time that Arthur Miller was writing the crucible, Mccarthyism was a pervasive issue of accusation with no evidence, specifically on the issue of potential communist take over. Throughout the passage Arthur compares this mass hysteria to the Salem witch trials, in which the bases of mass craze is accusation without truth. He emphasizes the need for personal integrity and empathy to reduce the spread of false rumors such as politically during the red scare and the Salem Witch trials.

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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to indirectly address the events during the Red Scare. At the time, his target audience was likely very paranoid of others, accusing each other based on rumors and actions people associated with being communist. To avoid the accusations toward himself, Arthur Miller used The Crucible to convey the same actions reflected by the people, instead taking place in the Salem Witch Trials. He does this to criticize the judgement evoked based off of hysteria and chaos and to bring light to the irrational decisions one can make when under this influence.

Allyson Liu