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They are easy to compare to McCarthyism and Miller was trying to make a point about McCarthyism. The Trials are also different enough that he could not get in trouble for writing about them to write about a senator.

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Q: Why did Arthur miller choose to write a novel about a692 and the Salem witch trials?
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