Political Climate

Though McCarthy is generally thought of as a bad guy, one has to just realize how much power he had over American society without fighting a war or something of that nature. He had enough influence to have people give up their neighbors. McCarthy devoted himself to a cause and forced everyone else to be devoted to it also.

Crucible Reflection

As I'm reading this play I realize something: that these people are controlled by fear and the thought of being different. The people of Salem need to just calm down and think things through. Another thing I realize is that everyone know that the religion was starting to crumble and that the flaws of the Puritan religion began to show.

Observations

As I think about our country and American society as a whole I see many problems. People have become uncommited and have this new attitude of "I'll do it when I get to it". To me this is hardly what the old American principles are based on and hardly what people need to be doing.
So as I think about this  realize that this isn't how God wants us to be, not the complacent and squandering people we are but efficient, hard working, diligent, and determined people.