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and MPI Media
Conclusion
Now that you have completed this project, you should have understanding of the striking similarities between Arthur Miller's The Crucible and McCarthyism of 1950's America. You have delved into the traits, motives, and beliefs of a dramatic character, developing your analysis skills. You have applied your analysis outside its original context in a worthwhile manner. You have studied and compared two important shaping eras in American history. Lastly, through debate and consensus with your group, you have developed your repertoire of persuasive techniques as well as your ideas of cooperation and compromise.
As you continue to read works of literature and of history and as you encounter more and more diverse groups of people both at school, at home, and at work, these skills of analysis, debate, and consensus will prove beneficial as tools, through which you may reap the most rewarding of experiences.
