Writers oftentimes create literary works to comment on or criticize aspects of society during the era when they lived.
They use literary techniques such as allusion, allegory, and/or satire to veil their criticism in writing.
****Write an essay that describes how Arthur miller used literary techniques to comment about or criticize society, and what aspects of society they focus on in his play the crucible.***
*“The Crucible” is a known allegory for the red scare. Please address this in the essay.*
*The play The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in response to him being accused of being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s. This happened during the Red Scare. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin blacklisted hundreds of Americans because of the rising fear of communism*
For this assignment, write an 800-1200-word essay
Include quotations and textual evidence from the play “the crucible” and cite them in MLA format. Your essay must be followed by an MLA style References page with at least 2 sources in addition to the play.
Sources must be American Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Management.
You may use JSTOR, Google Scholar, and Social Science Research Network to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source, though the sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)