<span>Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was based on two historical
events that very similar despite the fact that they occurred on two different
time periods. Miller based his work on
the witch hunts that happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. This came about
when a group of young girls fell ill and developed symptoms such as seizures,
fainting spells, many believed that this was the work of witches. Word of this development led to panic as
people began to suspect one another of being a witch. This led to numerous trials where many were
killed just because someone accused them of witchcraft. During the McCarthy era, the government launched
a similar crusade to root out communist sympathizers. Many were jailed, executed as well as had
their careers destroyed. Both event were
the same in the sense that many lives were ruined due to fear and suspicion.</span>
The author's use of the first person to convey the story allows readers to go along for the ride into madness and cultivates a certain amount of sympathy for the narrator and her plight. The constant use of "I" puts us right in the narrator's head and allows us to empathize with her
