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Ann PetryTituba of Salem Village
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1964A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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?
Using the characters of Tituba, Samuel Conklin, and the Reverend Samuel Parris, define which character best displays the virtues of a Christian.
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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