In the early twentieth century, America was faced with two tragic events. America was first hit with a huge economic collapse. This collapse became known as the Great Depression. The Depression was followed by World War II. Both of these events profoundly influenced American author Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller is an award-winning contemporary dramatist whose works often show his compassion vulnerable people who are victimized by society.
Arthur Miller was born to Jewish immigrant parents in 1915 in New York. His father, Isadore, owned a successful garment business, and his mother, Augusta, was a school teacher. His father's business struggled during the Depression, and finally failed. Miller was greatly impacted by his father's desperation due to his business failures, he would later write about similar scenarios. After Miller graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, he worked a number of jobs to earn money for college. In 1934, he enrolled at University of Michigan. Miller graduated after spending four years learning to write and working on plays.
Arthur Miller has been married three times. He wed his first wife, Mary Grace Slattery in 1940. She and Miller had a daughter named Jane, whom he wrote his first children's book for. Miller once said that "you can not catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return." (thinkquest). Arthur Miller and Mary Grace Slattery were divorced in 1956. Shortly after the divorce Miller married actress Marilyn Monroe. That same year, Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee because of his play, The Crucible's obvious comparisons of the Salem Witch Trials to the recent anti-communist hearings. Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe's marriage has been called a turbulent one, it ended after her last film , The Misfits, written by Miller in 1961. That year Miller's mother died, and the next year, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died.
Arthur miller has created Salem as a very strict religious community. ... Arthur miller says in his commentary. ... Arthur miller says in his commentary of the forest. ... Arthur miller tells us in his commentary. ... Arthur miller calls this "The Salem tragedy". ...
The Crucible Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible? ... There are two very distinct contexts that influenced Arthur Miller as he wrote The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller's The Crucible draws a connection between these two historical contexts to establish a basic relationship of similarity. ... Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to express his feelings towards the issue of McCarthyism and the witchcraft hysteria of Salem. ... I believe Arthur Miller has intentionally aimed "The Crucible" towards the events that took place during the McCarthyism time period. ...
A clear example of this is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. ... They were infatuated with each other from the start, Monroe more so than miller. ... There are two possible reasons Miller may have done this. ... (Miller 21) Monroe's jealousy of Miller's marriage is also a noticeable influence over Proctor and Abigail's relations. ... Miller allowed his personal life to filter into his writing. ...
As a victim of McCarthy's accusations, author, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible to put the trials in a different perspective. ... The title compares the cartoon to the literal witch hunt presented in are Arthur Miller's, The Crucible The theme of hysteria can also be seen in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. ... Arthur Miller does a similar job of drawing the paranoia of the Red Scare. ... Both Herb Block and Arthur Miller illustrated the strong feelings forged by this modern day "witch hunt." ... Herb Block and Arthur Miller endeavored to shed light on Senator McCarthy's co...
Arthur millers " the crucible" presents an uncharacteristic tragic playwright that holds underlying meaning, which could be related to any society. ... Millers play hardly suggests so. ... The directions miller has given along with sets communicate how miller felt about the destructive effects of a theocratic society. ... The underlying themes of the crucible are intertwined; Miller presents several things for us to think about. ... In a metaphorical sence, Miller "lit the fire" in the crucible and allows it to burn its course. ...
Miller and Mamet's Failure of the American Dream Arthur Miller and David Mamet are playwrights who are familiar with the struggle to achieve the American Dream. In "Death of a Salesman", Arthur Miller used the salesman Willy Loman as a symbol for the failure of the American dream. ... Willy Loman was the browbeaten salesman in Miller's play who wanted everything in his life to be a success, but he only ended up failing miserably. ... Arthur Miller and David Mamet wonderfully exemplified the failure of the American dream through the use of a tragic hero. ... Mamet and Miller both ...
It could be attributed to the lack of hero's in this day and age, but men such as Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, Death of A Salesman, and A View for a Bridge, will argue that the traditional view of the tragic hero being in a seat of great power is not necessary. The Aristotelian view of a hero who is great in fame is challenged in Millers famous essay, Tragedy and the Common Man, and then proven wrong in Millers controversial play The Crucible. ... Though Miller and Aristotle agreed here they did not agree on everything. ... Procter portraying the tragic hero was as power...
The author, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible to show people McCarthyism was going far, to show the similarities in the time periods, and to help our nation use facts instead of fear. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to show people McCarthyism was getting taken too far. Miller's drama entailed a literary work that centralized the theme of McCarthyism. ... Miller wrote The Crucible to show the similarities in the time periods. Miller purposely made The Crucible to clearly illustrate similarities of the 1950s. ...
Exposition Critical Analysis: "All My Sons" Act One of the play "All my Sons" by Arthur Miller is too long and drawn out because the author takes too much time setting the suburban scene. ... This is again a show of a weakness in Miller's writing. ... Arthur Miller spends too much time setting up his suburban scene and doesn't spend enough time focusing on the real conflict which is Father vs. ...
