The Crucible and McCarthyism
Tierra Jones
Standards
- Draw evidence from literary and informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.
- create a presentation to show the relationship between The Crucible and McCarthyism
McCarthyism
- the practice of making accusation of disloyalty subversion, or treason without proper regard of evidence.
The Crucible
- Was written to be an allegory for the anti-communist " Witch Hunts " led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950's
The Relationships
The Comparison of McCarthyism and The Crucible were the following:
- both Paranoid ensued
- both had no proof to show
- Both Increased Hostility
- Both Failed
- Both had people accused
Increased Hostility and Ruined Live
- McCarthy falsely accused people
- The young girls in The Crucible accused people
No proof to show
- McCarthyism- Joseph McCarthy said the 200 " card claiming" members of the communist part had came into the U.S government
- in The Crucible- the young girls claimed they have seen the existence of witches in Salem
Paranoid ensued
- McCarthyism feared the outbreak of Communism
- in The Crucible feared the outbreak of Witch Craft
Both Failed
- McCarthy assumed people were guilty of communist to see if they would reveal others,
- In The Crucible the people assumed that adnormal people were guilty of witchcraft to see if they would reveal others that had any dealings with the devil
Both Accused
- McCarthyism accused people of being apart of the communist party
- In The Crucible they accused the people of witchcraft