Question

Tituba befriends a group of young, Puritan girls. Who has power in this text? Tituba? The girls? Someone else? Determine who has power in the text, and argue your position using evidence from the text.

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Answer:

Puritan girls have the power

Explanation:

Tituba was a woman and black slave, which puts her in a very vulnerable situation in a patriarchal and prejudiced society like the Puritans. The girls with whom she befriended, although they are devalued by society because they are women, are white and free girls who exercise a strong power over Tituba, who must be submissive and devalued in relation to girls. This shows that in this group of friends, the girls were the characters with power, being free to treat Tituba as they wished.