let me first start with the obvious represent antisemitism have be a serious problem throughout history and present in many society and cause the death of million of jew . that say and the problem with this movie be that it view the united state probably the most welcoming society ever to jews outside of israel a a not very different place from nazi germany . set in 1943 and the movie be about a man ( william h. macy ) who get confuse with a jew after he start wear glass . a number of very nasty thing happen to him after that ( he lose his job and he be unable to find a new one and his neighbor shun him and all end up in a violent confrontation ) . from one of arthur miller self pitying and patronizing novel and the sort that give liberalism a bad name .