1. Supernatural In American Fiction And Soceity
They believe that the forest was "the Devil's last preserve."33 Hence, when the Salem minister, Reverend Parris, discovers a group of girls from the town, including his daughter, Betty, and niece, Abigail, dancing and "conjuring up spirits"34 with his slave girl, Tituba, "the rumor of witchcraft [spreads] all about."35 Betty will not wake from what seems to be a deep sleep36. Almost everyone in the town jumps to the conclusion that she has been put under a witch's spell.37 One of the first things Goody Putnam asks about Betty is "How high did she fly?"... From these meager...
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