Connection to The Hollywood Blacklist
I will start off by saying that to be honest, when we first started The Crucible I did not even know the Hollywood Blacklist existed. I also read the first couple acts without knowing much more than the fact that they were communists or suspected communists, whose lives were ruined, at least in American, because of these accusations. Then, as i learned more about it, it was amazing to see how well Arthur Miller spoke through The Crucible to the people who was accusing the various blacklisters, as well as to his supposed "friends" who rated others out. Miller used events in the story such as the trials to show how unjust he perceived the trials of the Hollywood Blacklist. I believe it was very smart of Miller to use something that related so closely to the Blacklists so he would not be apprehended. If anyone questioned him about it, then any references that he made were so in tune The Crucible that it could be disputed both ways. It would be interesting to see other stories that were made to portray a real event in history through a metaphor.
Hollywood Blacklist
I like the topic of the analogy here. You did a good job of reflecting on it.
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