This question is relatively subjective, but I can tell you what my perceptions are. When Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he was making a political statement. So while the story takes place in late 17th Century Salem, Massachusetts, it is addressing a situation also taking place in America in the 1950s, the age of McCarthyism. While the 1950s may seem as distant to you as Salem during the witch trials, what you might find interesting is why...
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