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The True Causes of Salem's Community Collapse
Arthur Miller's depiction The Crucible is directly related to the blacklisting of the late 1940's and 1950's. Blacklisting was an action carried out by the HUAC to battle against communism in the United States. The process that frequently would transpire started with an individual alleging without evidence. They would deliberately execute this in order to blotch someone's reputation. In response, the accused often retaliated by accusing the accuser. The result would be imprisonment, meticulous interrogation, and harassment. Blacklisting occurred typically to famous writers, screenwriters, politicians, and actors. Blacklisting consequently led to the breakdown of Hollywood. Although in comparison to Salem, it was on a much lesser degree. The deterioration of Salem's social structure was initiated by Abigail and Tituba, escalated by the failure of the justice system, and intensified following each rumor passed in order to avoid......

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