Similarities Between Arthur Miller And The Crucible

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In an interview with Bill Moyers, Margaret Atwood spoke about cultures and societies in history coming under stress. “When society comes under stress, they begin to look for somebody to put the blame on, they will always scapegoat a person or a group of people.” Texts that represent Atwood’s statement are shown in a drama called The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a drawing called "It's okay -- we're hunting communists" by Herb Block. Also, they’re shown in Atwood’s poem, “Half-Hanged Mary” These sources, and many others, demonstrate the wicked people in society when their reputation is tested or at stake.
There is a well-known cartoon, dealing with communism, that was published in the Washington Post on October 31, 1947 by Herb Block that is called "It's okay -- we're hunting communists." This picture depicts the American government knocking over people in their streets and claiming that it is okay because they're looking for the bad guys. What to conclude of this picture is the government was doing whatever they wanted to make themselves look good, but it was "okay" because …show more content…

Throughout the drama, there are several occasions in which a person has chosen to scapegoat another member in their society for distinct reasons; their own gain, to simply get revenge on someone or to save their life because in some incidents you could accuse someone else to save your own life. In those moments, the accused in the society chose to scapegoat another person because they had a large burden on them with the possible outbreak of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. This act of scapegoating epitomizes what Margaret Atwood was explaining in her interview, previously mentioned, about people finding others to put blame

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