1. What Lies Behind the Accusations of the Innocent?
In 1692, a group of young Puritan girls who lived in the small New England village of Salem, Massachusetts accused dozens of people of witchcraft, or channeling with the devil. ... In the Salem Witch Trials, the accusations were clearly caused by the girls" own fears, and the fears of the community also led to the use of scapegoats for the evils of Salem. ... (Miller, Crucible 858) Also in The Crucible, the stories of the victims of the Salem Witch Trials expose the truth that when a community or a specific person feels threatened or fears something, oftentimes they search for someone else to ...
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