Essay Topics
1.
Research the historic Tituba. Compare and contrast how Ann Petry both uses and reconstructs history. In giving Tituba a happy ending, does Petry violate history? Is this an historical novel or a work of fiction?
2.
Using the characters of Tituba, Samuel Conklin, and the Reverend Samuel Parris, define which character best displays the virtues of a Christian.
3.
Explore the character of Abigail Williams. Is she a child who has been denied love and attention, a teenager bored and restless and itching to cause a little havoc, or is she a sociopath with no regard for others?
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