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Paired Text Study: American Beauty and The Crucible

"American Beauty and The Crucible are both powerful critiques of American society at different periods in history." In what ways are the representations of the characters and the worlds of the text a product of the composers' socio-cultural and historical contexts and what, if any, parallels can be drawn between them?

Both American Beauty and The Crucible are texts written to emphasize flaws within the American society at different periods in history. American Beauty, which was created at the end of the 20th century when there was an increasing dissatisfaction with the American Dream, depicts Alan Ball and Sam Mendes', the composers, contemporary opinions of Western society and is an illustration of how the American Dream is often a façade for dysfunctional relationships. The Crucible, which is set in 1692, during the instable times of the Salem Witch trials was written as an allegory by Arthur Miller, and demonstrates the......

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