“1950’s A Period of Great Chao
The 1950’s were right at the end of the great depression which was only prevented because of the World War that this nation was pulled into. Therefore many individuals found it difficult to live in that hard time period. Just as the United States citizens began to return to normal from this chaos, they soon found that another problem was awaiting them just around the bend. Because of these looming problems that troubled Americans’ the 1950’s became a very hard time indeed. The problems that loomed over head were the “witch hunt” or “commie hunt” involved with McCarthyism and an extremely conformist attitude made it difficult to live an easy life no matter who that person was and what that person’s job was in the 1950’s. The two most notable plays of this era were The Crucible and A Raisin in the Sun written by Arthur Miller and Lorraine Hansberry, who were both affected by the tragedies of the ‘50’s. These two plays were social commentaries based on Miller and Hansberry’s experiences in the time period which were mostly caused by greed, human desire for acceptance, and fear and hysteria. Corruption and greed of political figures such as senator Joseph R. McCarthy were a reason for the problems of the 1950’s. McCarthy was a
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Approximate Word count = 1307
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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