PROMPT: Using your two chosen themes, write an essay analyzing how Miller developed those themes over the course of The Crucible and relate it to a modern-day witch hunt from the last 10 years. Sources: The Crucible, “McCarthyism”, and a legitimate source or two of your own that is validated and sufficient enough to reference their Modern-Day witch hunt.

LIST OF THEMES (CHOOSE TWO):
Power
Reputation
Justice
Hypocrisy
Paranoia/Hysteria
Good vs. Evil
Social Status
Revenge
Judgment
Intolerance
Religion
Truth

Read the following passage: everyone waited anxiously for the lottery of fairness and benevolence to start. the stakes were high this year. there was no chance of anyone forgetting his or her number or missing the drawing. numbers were tattooed on our forearms. attendance was mandatory. as we peered around at the armed soldiers who surrounded us, we wondered who the winner would be. who would take on the punishment for all of our crimes? there were hardly any crimes - nothing to steal, too tired to fight - but still, the punishments would be harsh. we all hoped it wouldn't be someone young. what is one way the author uses irony to convey his message?