"The Crucible: Motives of the Young Women" In the early 1900's, witchcraft was a very serious issue, all considering that those caught practicing it would be put to death by being hanged. From this controversial time, comes a story, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. It parallels the times of the McCarthy era. The hunt for communism and for communists of that time can compare to the witch-hunts in the book. In The Crucible the group …showed first 75 words of 830 total…

…showed last 75 words of 830 total…To them it was just a game, but to the rest of the community, it was a scary thing, and unless one was found guilty, or plead innocent, it meant death by hanging. Works Cited Page McDowell, Jack. "The Crucible Witch Trials." English Resource Page. November 17, 1997. 19 Sept. 2003. <http://www.geocities.com/Baja/9315/> Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin, 1982. Ward, Selena. "The Crucible: Plot Summary." SparkNotes. 2003. 19 Sept. 2003. <http://www.sparknotes.com/>