In the 1950’s, the world was shocked and astonished as Senator Joseph McCarthy of the US accused many individuals of being undercover communists in the US government. As this story was being unfolded, it was an eerie reminder of the witch trials that unfolded in the late 1600’s. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, is a book which perfectly describes the tragedies of the witching accusations in Salem. The story follows a Puritan group of girls and townsfolk and their experience with the witch trails. In both cases many justices and liberties were ignored and thrown out. One theme in The Crucible which was clearly expressed was how fear and suspicion can destroy society. In all, fear and suspicion can greatly affect society by tearing apart and making bad relationships, make people make rash decisions, and cause much chaos in a community. The torn and bitter relationships in the book were present due to fear and suspicion. As the story went on, Reverend Parris relied on the trials to make himself a better image for the community, causing many people to hate him. Shown here, Miller shows the effect of hate on Parris: “Proctor: I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I’ll not conceal it” (65). The bad relationship between Parris and Proctor is shown as Proctor does not trust Parris as a Reverend. Another example is between Abigail and Proctor. “Proctor: How do you call heaven? Whore! Whore!” (Miller 109). The affair Proctor had with Abigail was presented in the book, but the fear and suspicion from the witch trials caused Proctor to confess his guilt and make a bad relationship with Abby. Fear and suspicion can also make people make rash and harsh decisions. Many people, overcome by fear and suspicion feared for their own lives they quickly tried to blame others. For example as stated here, “Giles: If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property-that’s law! An