Wednesday

Journal Entry 4

Pages 71-93


5 Comments

  • The idea of not following the Puritain decorum points to Sarah Goodman, and Sarah Osbourne as being witches.
  • Every time the supposed witch Sarah Goodman said she didn't do no evil, it would push the girls into frenzies.
  • I think that the accusers were purposly acting like they were being tormented only so they could seal the fate of the accused witches.
  • Ann Putnam always was the tormented everytime there was a case against a witch.
  • Tituba's life was spared possibly to keep using her to find the other witches mentioned in the devil's bible.

4 Questions

  • Who was the Mistress that called Tituba into the room before she signed with the devil?
  • Why were they only targeting the important families of Salem Village?
  • Why they are questioning who is the leader if they know the devil is behind it all?
  • Why was Tituba's Life Spared if she was a witch? weren't all suspected witches executed?

3 Literary Techniques

  • Simile- " hairy creature that walked on two legs like a man"( 85)
  • Simile - " a head like a woman" (85)
  • Metaphor-" she was speaking in the form of visions and dreams"

2 Vocabulary Words

  • Apparition( pg 92)- a supernatural appearance of a person or thing,
  • Guise( 82) - general external appearance

1 Sentence

  • Tituba is tried as a witch and is sent to prision but with no sentence, until people finally forget about her.

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