The Crucible Allegory Analysis

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Most people do not know, but ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller is an allegory. An allegory is a story with an obvious meaning but if you look deeper into it, like every other story there is another meaning, a meaning that is very important to learn about. In this case, the obvious meaning is the Salem witch-hunt and the hidden meaning is McCarthyism. I also read an excerpt on ‘The McCarthy Era’, by Myra Immell. McCarthyism started in the early 1950’s and it was governmental accusations that had no sort of evidence to help them get through the problems being caused. Joseph McCarthy started doing trials on those he thought were communist, but he had no evidence to prove for it. This is the same as the witch trials in The Crucible. It is somewhat known that Arthur Miller wrote this play in regards to respond to McCarthyism.
‘The Crucible’, has a sheer in depth showing of what is right and what is wrong. Most likely, John Proctor didn't follow the religious code present at the time and had relations outside his marriage with Abigail. He gets accused of witchcraft for various reasons and is …show more content…
Both of the stories either accused the people of being witches and or as the people known to be a communist, but it wasn’t really true. Society has not come very far yet. Between the two stories, it explains to us blaming others won’t get you to know where, but for you to deal with more consequences. Accusing those that are innocent basically makes you a big fool. It teaches us the moral lesson of understanding. I think that the main message in this play is that people should be aware of how much we can get swept up in hysteria and what bad things can occur when we do. We often tend to lose our heads when we are afraid of something. You should never lie. Hysteria and paranoia were a big issue back then. Today in our world not so many people get accused for one issue that's real, but has nothing to back it
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