My Opinion on The Crucible

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as one huge metaphor in relation to McCarthyism. In order for Miller to not fear conviction, he used the Salem Witch Trials as a metaphor for the happenings with McCarthyism. If Mr. Urban had not told the class Miller's purpose, I probably never would've thought about it that way. I think Miller got his point across to the readers; he accomplished his goal.


I enjoyed the story in The Crucible just as entertainment. The ending killed me though. It's just one big cliff-hanger, leaving the reader to guess and wonder what happens next. In a way, to end The Crucible this way makes sense. Miller wanted to inform the people of the time of the troubles of McCarthyism. McCarthy never held responsibility for the death of anyone. In The Crucible, the town's government had hanged twelve convicted already but were not responsible for their death fully. McCarthy was this way too, in my eyes. Maybe that's just me, but whatever. 


I loved the characters and how Miller portrayed them throughout the story. The evil, passion, and overall emotion they all showed amazed me. I could sense the emotion while we were reading it in class (sounds weird, I know), Proctor and Elizabeth especially. How the two grew and developed through the acts was great. 


We need to read more stuff like this! Jus' sayiiinn'.