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"The Crucible can be seen as symbolic of the paranoia about communism that pervaded America in the 1950s. Several parallels exist between the House Un-American Activities Committee"s rooting out of suspected communists during this time and the seventeenth-century witch-hunt that Miller depicts in The Crucible, including the narrow-mindedness, excessive zeal and disregard for the individuals that characterize the government"s effort to stamp out a perceived social ill. "
a- Give details to the historical context in which the play was written
b- Which parallels did you find with the play ?
c- Is there any connection with our society?
Write a paragraph summarizing what you consider fundamental to understand the historical background to the play and its symbols. Don´t forget to include the answers to the previous section
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