Buddha once said, "Three things cannot be hidden for long: the sun, the moon, and the truth." Buddha states that the truth is one of the things that cannot be overlooked when it is eventually revealed and the truth could end up having negative effects. Buddha's quote is significantly true in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible which is about the Joseph McCarthy era. Miller shows that McCarthy manipulated and abused his power and fame, leading to his downfall. In The Crucible, Miller uses the parallels between Judge Danforth and Joseph McCarthy to accentuate the horrific, illegal, and untrustworthy complications they brought to the United States in the 1990s and 1950s. As an act of representing parallelism, Miller renders the characteristic of self-pride between Danforth and McCarthy. In the play, Miller reveals one of the multiple methods by which Danforth displays his pride. For example, Danforth “is a serious man in his sixties, of a certain humor and refinement which, however, does not interfere with an exact loyalty to his position and cause” (79). This establishes an image that Danforth is not to be interfered with. Miller makes the reader understand that Danforth is a sober gentleman when it comes to court. Danforth's method of defense against an unanswered question is to use the court as an excuse and turn the question around to get the citizens arrested. Similarly, J. Ronald Oakley, author of The Great Fear, noted that McCarthy thirsted for everlasting fame. McCarthy was once nicknamed the "Pepsi Cola Kid" (200) and "Water Boy of the Real Estate Lobby" (200). After all the fame he got, he still wasn't satisfied. Finally, in an “extemporaneous speech” (200) he managed to get under the citizen's skin... middle of paper... according to Buddha's quote, the truth must not be hidden as it will eventually be revealed and have consequences spiteful. The story demonstrates this quote by presenting McCarthy's downfall due to his dishonesty. As a result of Miller's parallelism between Danforth and McCarthy, we can now understand Miller's intention to produce a play to emphasize the horrible, illegal, and untrustworthy obstacles that Joseph McCarthy brought to the world. poor citizens of the United States in the 1950s. As Proctor said, “God is dead!” (111), which shows the fact that good and evil have switched places, and Danforth and McCarthy are soon reaching their downfall. Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The crucible and related readings. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 1997. Print.Miller, Arthur and Christopher Bigsby. The Crucible: comedy in four acts. New York [ua: Penguin Books, 2003. Print.