American Literature: Unit 3: "When you win, what goes wrong..."

American Lit: Unit 3: When You Win, What Goes WrongShopify: 41 pages, 8489 words, visuals“CRUCIBLE" 143 pages; published 1953 46 pages; 8489 words, visuals by Arthur Miller October 21, 1996 .LIFE AND LETTERS about the inspiration for and influence of Miller's play, "The Crucible," a reflection of the Communist witch hunts of its time. Miller recalled the source of his creation while watching the filming of the new movie of "The Crucible." When he wrote it, Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Committee on Un- American Activities were prosecuting alleged Communists from the State Department to Hollywood; the Red hunt was becoming the dominant fixation of the American psyche.Miller did not know how to deal with the enormities of the situation in a play. "The Crucible" was an act of desperation; Miller was fearful of being identified as a covert Communist if he should protest too strongly. He could not find a point of moral reference in contemporary society. Miller found his subject whil