The Crucible and McCarthyism: What Are the Parallels?
Words: 871 Pages: 3 4674Introduction: Echoes of the Past In May of 1693, Salem, Massachusetts, was in complete chaos. The word of witchcraft was spreading through the streets in Salem, and everyone was paranoid. Soon enough, everyone was turning on each other. Over two hundred years later and history began to repeat itself. In the late 1940s through the 1950s, McCarthyism was in full swing. Joseph McCarthy was accusing innocent people of being communists. Famous Hollywood actors were blacklisted because they were accused of […]