... under its banner. As observed by King, "one touch of horror makes the whole world kin."31 The Puritans of America's early days did not understand much about their universe. In a vain attempt to explain what befell them, the Puritans built up "such personifications [and] marvelous interpretations"32 as to reveal their own morbid fascination with the unnatural. Arthur Miller's The Crucible best illustrates this ... when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death."69 With The Advent...

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