Throughout history certain groups of people have been persecuted due to being different from the society in which they live. This course is designed to examine the role of the "outcast" in society. We will be reading novels, plays, poems, and essays where a person or a group of people have been alienated from his/her society.

The Crucible

By Aruthur Miller

Salem Witch Trial Links
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials, 1692
Salem Museum in Danvers
The Salem Wtich Trials

Arthur Miller Links
Arthur Miller Biography
"Are You Now or Were You Ever" by Arthur Miller

Scapegoating Links
Scapegoating
The Agony of the Scapegoat

Joseph McCarthy Links
The Cold War

Project Descriptions
The Crucible Final Project
Themes in The Crucible

The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

1920's Links
Flapper Culture and Style
The Roaring Twenties

F. Scott Fitzgerald Links