Synthesis
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Key Terms:
Allegory: Where every aspect of a story is representative of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical / political event.
Witch Hunt: An investigation carried out to seemingly uncover subversive or disloyal activities, but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.
Hysteria: Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
Arthur Miller experienced firsthand the Communist Witch Hunts of the 1950's when he was a target of the HUAC investigations. From there, the Communist Witch Hunts of Senator Joseph McCarthy created a Hysteria in this country. When he considered the forces that caused his own persecution, he came to realize that essentially the same situation had occurred at other points in American history, most notably with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
What causes people to create hysteria by wrongfully accusing people of crimes? These are the things that Arthur Miller wondered when he wrote his famous Allegory, The Crucible.
Synthesis Essay: (one page) Using your answers to the research questions, write a one page synthesis of how Arthur Miller merged The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, HUAC, and McCarthyism to create The Crucible. Pay specific attention to the similarities that were present.
Complete and submit this essay in our Google Classroom.
Allegory: Where every aspect of a story is representative of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical / political event.
Witch Hunt: An investigation carried out to seemingly uncover subversive or disloyal activities, but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.
Hysteria: Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
Arthur Miller experienced firsthand the Communist Witch Hunts of the 1950's when he was a target of the HUAC investigations. From there, the Communist Witch Hunts of Senator Joseph McCarthy created a Hysteria in this country. When he considered the forces that caused his own persecution, he came to realize that essentially the same situation had occurred at other points in American history, most notably with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
What causes people to create hysteria by wrongfully accusing people of crimes? These are the things that Arthur Miller wondered when he wrote his famous Allegory, The Crucible.
Synthesis Essay: (one page) Using your answers to the research questions, write a one page synthesis of how Arthur Miller merged The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, HUAC, and McCarthyism to create The Crucible. Pay specific attention to the similarities that were present.
Complete and submit this essay in our Google Classroom.