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Themes in The Crucible - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Many people who confessed were threatened with execution, which only heightens the fear and paranoia in the community
  - - - McCarthy denunciations and fear-mongering created fear and suspicion. No one dared tangle with McCarthy for fear of being labelled disloyal
      - American leaders repeatedly told the public they should be fearful of subversive Communist influence
- - - - Connects to the red scare and the impact it had on innocent lives.
      - Basicing and making assumptions off invalidated facts, can lead to fanaticism, which as Miller puts it, "is both dangerous and destructive". This outbreak of fanaticism could be considered as a catalyst for other central themes like mass hysteria or a change reputation.
- - - - 'my enemies will use this against me'
      - when he took a moment to figure out how people would think about him he them made sure that she was ok
  - - - both the book and the McCarthy trials could not be seen
        but they were both feared. It came from an idea that was
        scary to people, which is why many tried everything to save
        their reputation
    - - he was asked in court to name is friends that were communitest
        but he didn't and saved his reputation of being reliable