Biography for arthur miller mccarthyism ppt

Presentation on theme: "Arthur Miller and McCarthyism."— Presentation transcript:

1 Arthur Millerand McCarthyism

2 Did you know?

Marilyn Monroe Miller was married to a legendary
actressMarilyn Monroe

3 Miller was born in New York City in
Family suffered hard times when the Miller business was hit hard by the Great worked his way through the University of Michigan.

4 While in college, Miller won many awards for his plays.
These successes inspired him to pursue a career in theater.

5 Why was The Crucible written?

6 The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in as an allegory (a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor) to McCarthyism or a time period when a congressional committee was conducting hearings to identify suspected Communists in American felt many personal convictions to McCarthyism as a result of a multitude of events that happened in his life.

7 The difference between an allegory and a symbol is that an alle