Historically, witch-hunts are known as an unfair judgement against innocent people derived from fear. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller talks about the Salem witch trials, writing an allegory that references the communists who were being persecuted during the red scare. In fact, witch-hunts can still be compared to events that occur in modern day’s American society. With this in mind it is important to point out racial profiling, which has been increasing lately. It is known as the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether an individual is considered likely to commit an illegal act, leading to the unfair targeting of its victims. Arthur Miller profits from Salem’s history to address a higher concept, the McCarthyism, …show more content…
The witch-hunt written by Arthur Miller illustrates how the puritans condemned any signs that defied the conformity values of the society, undertaking it as witchcraft. Similarly, during the Cold War, the McCarthyism revolved around the persecution of communists by the national government. Nowadays, the American society presents a new form of discrimination and oppression, leading to the killing of multiple unarmed African Americans by police officers. The modern day American authorities show a narrow view towards this issue, as it fails to reprehend the people responsible for those deaths. In the same unfair way McCarthy handled American people accused of communism and Judge Danforth handled puritans accused of witchcraft, the American authorities are dealing with racial …show more content…
That is, the end result of the persecution had a substantial impact in the community, often affecting the entire world. In The Crucible, the witch trials ended after the realization that the accusations were false. Arthur Miller talks about the character’s outcome after the trials instead of focusing on the community as whole. However, by gathering each character’s experience and their influence in the society, it is possible to make assumptions of how this event changed the society. The McCarthyism ended when Joseph McCarthy began attacking the U.S. Army in 1954, allowing Americans to see what it was truly about. Thereafter, people were angry and condemned McCarthy for his facade. For years after the red scare, the media upheld strongly America’s anti-communist approach. As for the racial profiling in today’s society, it heavily impacted the United States. Furthermore, it can be noted as episodes that stroke the world, due to globalization and the media. In an article in the Huffington Post it is said that “U.S. police have killed at least 194 black people in 2016, according to a project by The Guardian that tracks police killings in America” and the number is still increasing. After what happened in Ferguson in 2014, people have been paying more attention to this matter, often rioting in an effort to change how the legal system handles the