The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism

<Tab/>Ogarek Period 5
"The whole past is the procession of the present." - Thomas Carlyle
This statement coincides with the idea that history repeats itself. A perfect example of this is the similarities between the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. The Salem Witch Trials were portrayed in the novel, The Crucible. Arthur Miller wrote this novel during the McCarthy era. Arthur Miller was put on trial for communism in the same fashion of many during the Salem Witch Trials. Many of the characters in Arthur Miller's play are similar to people from his time as well as the simila…