Research Paper Arthur Miller and George Orwell’s writings are perceptive of Biblical views concerning social flaws and political corruption. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is based on the McCarthy trials, which caused the errors of the society to be revealed. These trials were a difficult time in America. Many innocent people were persecuted because they did not conform to the harshness of society. In Animal Farm, George Orwell figuratively uses symbolism to display the …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…not only the play, but also rule in John and Elizabeth Proctor’s tragic relationship (Bloom 135). The bitterness between the couple is the result of John’s unfaithfulness to his wife with Abigail Williams. Miller did not believe in complete social chaos, but rather a society that looks at the humanness in each individual person (Bloom 141). Although the town of Salem tries to force a certain self-image on John Proctor, he instead chooses death (Greenhaven 78).