He goes on the record for saying that "The high homicide rates that characterize the United States really have a geographical origin in the white, rural pre-Civil War South" (Booknotes, 1989). ... The slaves called this the honor code; this represented the respect and prized personal good somebody can have. ...
His plays deal with issues common to every society. ... Miller brilliantly expresses a particular crisis the modern witch hunt in his own society, but it is not often, in ou own world, that the issues and statements so clearly emerge in a naturally dramatic form (13). ... These investigations created fear and suspicion within our society. ... Critics said it was not a good play at that time, however, later it was found to be superior. he House Un-American Activities Committee summoned Miller to a hearing. ... The story is t d in John Proctor's perspective (Barron's Booknotes 7 - 8). ...
