Is Tituba Unique In The Crucible

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“ Oh, yes, sir. I don’t desire to hurt little children.” This is a quote by Tituba, a character in The Crucible. While being interrogated for bewitching the girls. Tituba is a Barbados slave who was bought by Reverend Parris. She was the first to be accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams. Tituba confessed to witchcraft and told the court about other witches. Tituba and I have a few personality traits that are similar that we are unique, caring to animals and people, and an outcast to society. Tituba and I show how we are unique in different ways. Tituba is unique because of her Barbados ways. She has a different religious standpoint than the puritans christians religion. Tituba also sang different songs and a different accent. Being unique is a huge strength of mine. My music style is different because of the type of collection. The collection I like is heavy metal like Metallica, Cannibal Corpses, and Motionless in white. My second form of being unique is my clothes. The clothes I wear are mostly jeans, plaid, t-shirts, and converse. These clothes people don't understand because they are used to what society thinks of them. But I don’t care and I want to show the real me.
Caring to animals and people is another way Tituba and I are alike. Tituba is caring
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Society has many outcasts but Tituba was the biggest outcast because of her appearance and her english. The appearance is a big one because she was african american and her english was not grammatically correct. I am an outcast to society because the way I look. My appearance is more neutral and less colorful than what people want.nI don’t care if I look like a zombie because I don’t like to wear make up and dresses. The fascination of tattoos and piercings also contribute. Tattoos are like words and your skin is the paper, tattoos tell of life that was lived. Piercings are a way to show individuality and creativity of the

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