Record Number |
801851 |
ISBN |
9781760322175 (paperback) |
Author |
Pattinson, Bruce author. |
Title |
Arthur Miller's The crucible : study notes for common module: texts and human experiences 2019-2023 HSC / Bruce Pattinson and Lewis Mitchell. |
Publisher/Date |
Seven Hills, New South Wales : Five Senses Publication, 2018. |
©2018 |
Pagination etc. |
iv, 122 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm. |
Series |
Top notes |
Summary Note |
Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy's "witch-hunts" in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing, "Political opposition... is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behaviour. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence." |
Target audience note |
For secondary school students. |
Subject - Name |
Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005. -- Crucible |
Subject |
English literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary)New South Wales |
Higher School Certificate Examination (N.S.W.) -- Study guides |
Added Author |
Mitchell, Lewis author. |
Shelf Location |
HSC 812.52 MILL |