Although McCarthyism is the foundation of The Crucible it is inevitably one of the reasons Miller wrote this play to begin with. Arthur Miller, in his autobiography, stated, “[the audience’s] instant reaction against the Salem analogy would be... the strongest objection to such a play” (Miller, TimeBends 89). This is an obvious allusion to the combined aspects of this play and Communism; however Miller knew he was going to be criticized for his analogy throughout the play yet he knew that it would effectively reach a great deal of people. The audience, when watching or reading this play, may think “There are Communists, but there never were any witches” (Miller, TimeBends 89) although they are not getting Miller’s ultimate illusion and reference
