Question

"The Crucible" is an allegory, a symbolic story with different layers of meaning. Different characters and elements from "The Crucible" are symbols that represent the layer of history/politics that Arthur Miller wished to compare to the events of "The Crucible." For this challenge, you will need to match the character/element from "The Crucible" to the individual/element from the Red Scare/McCarthyism. Your code will be formed by the NUMBERS that correspond to the alphabetical order.
A. Witchcraft

B. Abigail Williams

C. The Devil's Book

D. Salem Courts

E. John Proctor

F. Hysteria

G. The Forest

H. Accused Witches



1. Blacklist

2. HUAC

3. Arthur Miller

4. Senator McCarthy

5. The Red Scare

6. Communism

7. Suspected Communists

8. The Soviet Union

Answer 1

We can combine the elements of "The Crucible" with the elements of Red Scare/McCarthyism as follows:

• A. Witchcraft = 6. Communism
• B. Abigail Williams = 4. Senator McCarthy
• C. The Devil's Book = 1. Blacklist
• D. Salem Courts = 2. HUAC
• E. John Proctor = 3. Arthur Miller
• F. Hysteria = 5. The Red Scare
• G. The Forest = 8. The Soviet Union
• H. Accused Witches = 7. Suspected Communists

We can arrive at this answer because:

• Arthur Miller, the screenwriter of "The Crucible" wanted to write a story that represented the moment of collective madness that was manifesting in the USA, due to fear of communism.
• This wave of dread and madness was established by Senator McCarthy who started a wave of accusations from people involved in communism in the same way that Abigail Williams accused people of accusing people of witchcraft in play.
• People accused of communism, who were tried by HUAC, are represented by people accused of witchcraft, who were tried by Salem Courts.
• The Soviet Union was considered the cradle of communism and in the play, the forest was considered the place where witches arose.
• For this reason, people became hysterical in fear of communism, just as in play people became hysterical in fear of witchcraft.
• People accused of being involved in communism went into a kind of blacklist, just like in the play, where people accused of witchcraft are believed to have their name in the devil's book.

Arthur Miller set himself up as a play character, played by John Proctor, who tried to report on the abuses caused by Abigail, but ended up being heavily punished.

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