Question (Please present sources to question)

[1pLUs44]

I'm writing a report on The Crucible, The Salem Witch Hunts, and The McCarthyism period. And I've found on a couple of websites that either straight up said the writer, Arthur Miller was a communist, or suggested he was.

I'd like to know if it's true or not before actually putting the information on my paper.

[Bosco123]

is it a .com a .net or .org site?

[1pLUs44]

is it a .com a .net or .org site?

Got wiki that say straight up, got some older article from the time period saying he was. I also have a magazine article saying he admitted to attending the meetings, and another article from the Austin American Statesman from 1986 suggesting it as well.

Here's my online sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/specials/miller-front.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/amiller.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2006-06/21/content_622165.htm

[Motherland]

Did you read the Crucible yet?

[1pLUs44]

Did you read the Crucible yet?

Yea, read it about 2 months ago, pretty good book IMHO. Just the information my teacher gave me to write a report about was rather bland, and would be pretty hard to write a 1200 word essay over.

[Motherland]

None of the links you posted explicitly stated that Miller was a Communist, only that others suggested that he was, and the last link states that the FBI shadowed him for being a Communist (the FBI also shadowed John Lennon and MLK so take that how you will).
Arthur Miller was a far left liberal and probably and was associated with Communists and groups associated with Communism, as is indicated by the links you posted... however he probably was not a hardcore Communist himself.
Really whether he actually was a Communist really doesn't matter and goes beyond the point.