The Crucible
Download or Read eBook The Crucible PDF written by Arthur Miller and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Arthur Miller |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2011-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141904191 |
ISBN-13 | : 0141904194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Crucible by : Arthur Miller
Book excerpt: Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history' - and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.