“You see his accusations and you see him press for the truth that he wants to hear and not what the actual truth is,” Genebach said. “Lies beget lies, and as it starts to fly forward, you believe the truth that you want to believe - regardless of the facts presented to you. The character most representing Senator Joseph McCarthy is Deputy Governor Danforth. I have no tongue for it,’ which is something very akin to what Arthur Miller said in front of the commission.” “He had to answer to the House Un-American Activities Committee … One of the lines that Proctor utters is, ‘I speak my own sins, I cannot judge another. “He was one of the people that was called and accused of being a communist,” Genebach said. The allegory was personal for Miller, who was himself accused of being a communist.
“This is a parable from the McCarthy era, which was a time of paranoia and accusations in an attempt to discredit people or ruin them for other people’s own gain,” Genebach said. Miller initially penned the play as a parable for McCarthyist paranoia in the 1950s. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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