Read and highlight the pdf article below written by Arthur Miller in 1996 after screenwriting the film, then an additional article in 2000.
Very rarely do we get the author's own words on why he/she wrote a particular work. Focus on what he sets out as reasons for the creation of the play:
What was going on in his life, personally and professionally?
What was going on in America, and how was this affecting him and those he knew?
And yes, he was married to Marilyn Monroe at the time... Please get beyond this point.
New Yorker article citation:
Source is a previously published magazine article now published online...
link: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/10/21/why-i-wrote-the-crucible
Miller, Arthur. "Why I Wrote The Crucible." The New Yorker. The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 1996: 158-164. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.