Why did arthur miller write about the Red Scare?
Arthur miller wrote about the red scare, since he himself was accused of being Communist. His play, The Crucible, is about the salem which trials, in which men and women were accused of whichcraft and put to death because of it. Arthur Miller drew parallels between both the red scare and the salem which trials, and decided to write about what he was expierencing at the time. He was put on the Red list in the 1950’s, and was accused of being against the American government.