Tituba, an enslaved woman from the 1600s whose precise origins are unknown, was one of the first to be accused of witchcraft in the village of Salem. In being accused of witchcraft she made claims of two other girls, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne, were partakers in witchcraft as well. This brings me to investigate and explore the question: How significant was Tituba’s role in the Salem Witch Trials? To investigate this case, I will be analyzing the books “In the Devil’s Snare” and “Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem”. These sources are important in contributing important contributions of clarification on factual evidence, an in depth examination of Tituba’s roots and her life in New England and a thesis on a more causative factor of the starting of the crisis. …show more content…
Norton is a Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History at Cornell University, who won the Allan Nevins Prize and is also an author of the Pulitzer prize finalist, and the general editor of The American Historical Association Guide to Historical Literature, thus the origin certifies it as a valuable source. Moreover, the publication date of the source, 2002, enhances the credibility, as it allows Norton to look back as well as provide her with original sources that may have not been available at an earlier time, so she is able to conduct accurate research. Comparatively, time could also be a limitation in that original sources may have been destroyed in that so much time has