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Lieux et formes de pouvoirs (Anglais) : MC CARTHYISM

Publié le 13/04/2014

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In my presentation, the notion of « seats and forms of power » will be illustrated by four documents that all have the idea of « McCarthyism and american society » in common. The first is a mural representing McCarthyism in the Great Wall of Los Angeles. The second is a comic strip shows that Joe McCarthy was paranoid because he saw communists everywhere. The thrird shows that people were condemned because they were suspected of being Communist. Finally, the last documents shows that a teenage girls were suspected of being witches.  I will begin by defining the important terms in order to help you to  understand my presentation. Seats of power concerns the place where the power are presents (such as Buckingham Palace, the white house). Form of power concerns the differents opportunities of action. Mc Carthyi...

« aspects of denounciation.

This story talk about Eric a man who comitted suicide after losing his job during the witch-hunt (period of get rid of comunist) after Jack, the lover of the sister of Eric denounced him to the HUAC. In this text by Douglas Kennedy we know that Jack was suspected of being communist because he didn't want to gives names, finally he decide to give the name of Eric to the HUAC because he doesn't want to lose his job. Jack regrets but said that if he did not give the name of Eric to prove his innocence, someone would give his own name to the HUAC.

As many artists, Arthur Miller denounced McCarthyism in "The Crucible" Arthur Miller himself was questioned by the HUAC.

It shows how through this piece of beliefs taken to extremes can lead to skidding and abominable collective behavior.

The story talk about the village of Salem, Abigail with the help of other girls denounces some people of witchcraft.

Everything is degenerate in the village because superstition will lead many people to the hanging.

Arthur Miller shows that the accusations were stupid, being accused without evidence.

Art and more particularly the literature have power to show things, to convey a message as if to protest, saying your disagreement.

For an example, Victor Hugo in The Last Day of a Condemned Man wrote this novel to express his feelings that the death penalty should be abolished.

McCarthyism is really bad this is shows in "The great wall of LA" and the comic, Jonathan Vankin means Joe Mc carthy as a heavy boozer very paranoid.  As far as I'm concerned McCarthyism is not something that I knew very well before but it's very interesting.

I really love this notion, I can't help thinking that it's stupid that people believe so easily in something.

   What did Joe Mc carthy is an error, he is responsible of the death of many people.

You always learn from your mistakes, you can do serious something , go to prison, to serve your sentence and remember the lesson.

Although I have the feeling that a serious error is unforgivable.. »

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