To Nina Earl comm
How do the characters, conflicts, and events of Act 1 represent
McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1950s? Explain all of the
similarities (and any differences) that you notice.
scom
NI
the crucible act 1

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.