The crucible is famous as a political allegory, but what exactly is miller trying to say? who do you think is being most criticized in the contemporary analogy?

Miller is trying to say through The Crucible that government persecution of suspected communists was wrong.

Senator Joseph McCarthy is being most criticized in The Crucible . He was in power  in the 1950's in The U.S. He  wanted to finish completely with communist sympathizers. In fact, McCarthy was a senator during the Cold War with The Soviet Union. The Witches of Salem  represented the communist. They were encouraged to confess their identity to escape from punishment. McCarthy did something similar to the people who worked in the government and in the entertainment industry.

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