To show how the witch trials were unjustifiable and that they were inaccurate to the people who lived there....because of all the people who were claimed to be witches when in actuality they weren't
Answer and Explanation: In 1953 Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible", a play about the Salem witch trials. However, it was an allegory of Mc Carthyism. Miller wrote "The Crucible" as a way to protest against Senator Joseph Mc Carthy accusations of communists and leftists in America.
What use is made of extended metaphors in the political essays of George Orwell? The elephant is massive and powerful and dangerous, but ultimately is also vulnerable. In this way, the elephant becomes a metaphor for the British government and army enforcing itself as an occupational force in a foreign land.
