The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an excellent example of satire. Satire is a writing method in witch a character or characters make something the author doesn't like about society to make people see how the thing they want to change actually looks like, and make people see what's wrong with this. This play about the Salem Witch Trials is actually a criticism of the author himself towards the society he was living in. In the 1950s there was something miller wanted to change, and that was accusing people for personal merits and no actual proof of the "crime". When Miller got accused of communism he wrote the play about a similar time period to criticize to show what's wrong.
The problem with this is that in order to see this as satire you need certain information. First you need to know what satire is, and also know the background information of the author. This is a really good satire in the matter of making a point about society. In the other hand, the reader needs to know about the time period and what was happening to Miller. In conclusion, you pretty much need to be told that The Crucible is satire, but once you notice the satire and know the necessary information you see how effective it is and how creative the author was choosing this period for his purposes.
The problem with this is that in order to see this as satire you need certain information. First you need to know what satire is, and also know the background information of the author. This is a really good satire in the matter of making a point about society. In the other hand, the reader needs to know about the time period and what was happening to Miller. In conclusion, you pretty much need to be told that The Crucible is satire, but once you notice the satire and know the necessary information you see how effective it is and how creative the author was choosing this period for his purposes.