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What was going on in America in the 1950s? *According to American Heritage Dictionary, a ‘witch hunt’ is a political campaign launched on the pretext of investigating activities subversive to the state.based on the Salem Witch Trials, which acted as a parablefor the McCarthy era, in which similar *witch hunts occurred targeting citizens as communists rather than disciples of Satan.won Pulitzer Prize for Death of a Salesman.

At that time Marilyn was beyond saving.

In his eighty-fifth year, Miller remains an active and important part of American theater. His insight into the psychology of desperation and his ability to create stories that express the deepest meanings of struggle, have made him one of the most highly regarded and widely performed American playwrights. With a sense of realism and a strong ear for the American vernacular, Miller has created characters whose voices are an important part of the American landscape.

More than any other playwright …, Arthur Miller has dedicated himself to the investigation of the moral plight of the white American working class.

Thus, the worker or “proletariat” is held in high esteem.

all contributions go to the good of the community and are shared by everyone.

local governments own the land and the resources and divvy them out as needed.In a nutshell, a Communist believes in a classless society where… If you’re interested in seeing the theory turned practice, Cuba and North Korea are two modern day examples of a Communist regimes.However, it is a form of government that only works in theory. Communism is a utopia – a form of government predicated on sharing and equality that would theoretically result in peace among humanity.In the late thirties and early forties, attending Communist meetings became a kind of experimental, artsy thing to do with liberal minded acquaintances. Then, when the Great Depression hit, Communism became very popular since capitalism seemed to have failed the people, and President Hoover seemed to be abandoning the poor and the working-class. Small Communist clubs and organizations started springing up in the bohemian areas of cities. There was another mass wave of immigrants coming to America. The Crucible The Crucible By Arthur Miller Background Info Before You Readĭuring the Roaring Twenties in America, the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer.