Is The Crucible banned?
Arthur Miller’s classic play The Crucible—written as an allegory for the McCarthy era’s anti-communist trials of the 1950s at which Miller testified—was placed on banned book lists, and remains on some today. However, The Crucible continues to be read in classrooms and produced on stages around the world. Published in 1953, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has become a cornerstone of American theatre. The play portrays (with historical changes) the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693, and was a response to the House Un-American Activities Committee.Arthur Miller’s classic play The Crucible—written as an allegory for the McCarthy era’s anti-communist trials of the 1950s at which Miller testified—was placed on banned book lists, and remains on some today. However, The Crucible continues to be read in classrooms and produced on stages around the world.
Why is The Crucible so popular?
The Crucible was a way to mock the political world’s fooleries. Comparing it to something as ludicrous as the Salem Witch Trials could open the eyes of those around him to seek the truth and stand up for what is right. Parents need to know that the Tony Award-wining play The Crucible is a powerfully disturbing fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts in the 17th century.Even after the Red Scare ended, the play continues to be regularly challenged and banned due to its controversial subject matter, including adultery, violence, and witchcraft and the occult. Some parents have also challenged The Crucible for being overly critical of Christianity and religion in general.