I'm mostly concerned about the uproar with the witches.
2007-05-18 05:49:40 · 11 answers · asked by Blade_3021 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it means everything, google it you fool!
2007-05-25 00:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. It is a metaphore regarding the hearings on UnAmerican Activities in the 1950's. The setting is the Salem Witch Trials but the demonic aspects of that are not even secondary to the story.
2007-05-18 12:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, demons are real...whether they tormented anyone in that village I couldn't tell you...probably just delusional paranoia. During Jesus' time demonic possession was rampant, but nowadays Satan has more sophisticated tactics...he knows most people have seen the Exorcist so people's heads turning all the way around probably wouldn't have the desired effect...but all joking aside...I think Satan, not demons, manipulated the emotions of the people in that village and caused the atrocities that took place to occur...that is what happens when people do not truly know Jesus and God's truth. People who misunderstand religion and are fanatical are dangerous...just look at the Islamic Terrorists.
2007-05-18 12:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by stakekawa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I second the first two responders.
Are you interested in books on demonology?
I can recommend a few.
As to the uproar with witches, please understand that this was not actually persecution of witches. This was a way for Christians to condemn other Christians.
2007-05-18 12:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you study history you will find that not one witch was killed in Salem.All were Christians,with the exception of one prostitute.They were framed by occultists to protect their witchcraft practices.Study the Collins family.They brought witchcraft to America.
2007-05-18 13:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by kitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an allegorical reference to the salem witch trials in comparison with the red scare hearings.
2007-05-18 12:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by phrog 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
2000 years from now, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller will be revered as two iconic characters that depicted the terrible works of dogmatic behavior, and in doing so helped humanity get rid of religion.
But today, it's too early for that.....what a PITY, really.
2007-05-18 12:56:10 · answer #7 · answered by Malcolm Knoxville VI 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the book is a metaphor for the paranoia caused by the McCarthy era, in case you weren't aware of that.
2007-05-18 12:53:49 · answer #8 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't.
It has to do with the general climate of the time and people making false accusations and convictions based on "spectral evidence"
It is a drama covering emotions of the time and exposing the stupidity of witch trials.
2007-05-18 12:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bible tells us to stay away from witches and so forth.
2007-05-18 13:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by jeff m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing it is no more than good fiction based on historic fact.
2007-05-25 19:57:24 · answer #11 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋