Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Compared to modern society, the balance between an individual’s freedom and the order of society is pretty far from being attained. The United States’ democracy allows for the 1692 Salem Witch trials to still have a loose connection to the present day, such as citizens’ coerce in new laws put forth by the government that can suppress the order of society. Until the struggles for order of society and freedom stop interfering with each other’s success, these two goals will never be reached. Today, this problem is mostly seen in discrimination, security, and the recent addition of voting identification laws. Throughout the whole world, discrimination is a topic that causes people to be harmed in many ways- emotionally, physically, and mentally. The first amendment grants American citizens freedom of speech, which sometimes can be taken just a little too far. This creates stereotypes for any group of people and can even be the cause of deaths. The problem is that the only way to try to stop racism, sexism, and ethnocentrism is through repression and it is unrealistic that stereotypes that have been in existence for hundreds of years will just be diminished. Every attempt to yield these weaknesses in our society have been and will be unfair and/or unconstitutional. As long as discrimination is remaining in the world, there will be a very apparent lack of balance between order and freedom. A high-level security scheme is crucial to the success of a nation in the modern era. But, many believe that advanced security invades privacy and, allow it will keep a nation safe, it will make individuals more vulnerable to their surroundings. For example, people do not even take into account the exposure of themselves any time they step into a convenience store, while the security cameras record your every move. Security in general is beneficial to society in the way that it can be used as evidence in court, help catch a criminal, and save innocent peoples’ lives. But, it still represses people’s privacy rights, causing the balance between freedom and order of society to be skewed.
Laws have recently been put in place to prevent fraud while voting, which is hard to prevent in a democratic nation like the United States. It may be obvious to some people, but the next president selected will affect every citizen’s daily lives as well as the goals and behaviors of future presidents to come. Voting identification laws try to prevent the small percentage of people that