Although the Wampanoag people and the Puritans have very different views on raising children, the Wampanoag's method is healthier. Caleb and Bethia are not typical reflections of their society, such as when Bethia learns all she can although girls were not aloud to learn. This was her "sin" because she lives in a very strict society with rules and standards against women learning. Also they are not typical because they take an interest and respect each other's culture and religion, where her father wants to convert Wampanoags. “To convert a sonquem, Bethia . . . this will be a turning point for the mission, I know it. And such a sonquem, related so closely to that wizard, Tequamuck . . . to defeat such as he . . . if we can but break his hold
