Modern Day Susanna Book Report

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Susanna goes to Gallows Hills, that is where the hanged all the accused witches, and it is really freaking her out. It’s time for Susanna’s meeting with Mary, Jonathan brought her. Mary is a sweet old lady but it takes a little while for Susanna to warm up to Mary. She wants evidence Mary isn’t a witch which Mary supplies a lot of. Here are some of the things she tells, her, William and papa have known her for years. Mary’s dream is to sail and climb up to a crow’s nest, and that is Susanna’s dream also. And a bunch of people signed a petition proving she wasn’t a witch. Finally, Susanna agreed that Mary isn’t a witch, and Mary asked Susanna to follow through with their dream for her. “the wing had banged the shutters on reverend Parris’s …show more content…
Jonathan was there too so everyone was filled in. Joseph notices something weird reverend doesn’t mention Susanna; he says names aren’t necessary this will convince all the same. Susanna is happy things are starting to work out, she even has her first kiss with Jonathan, talk about awkward Joseph catches them. Susanna switches back to focus on the hangings, five people are hanged on August 19th. People are even more upset though because one of the ones hanged, George, says the prayer before dying, which is not cool with them because he is apparently a witch so a witch saying the prayer is a sin. Cotton Mathers wants to calm everyone down and says the devil told George to say it. Susanna is impatient and wants things to hurry up, but Joseph says it is normal to for it to go slow. But there are some good signs, for example magistrate Corwin didn’t arrest his accused mother in law. That doesn’t mean this witch business is being put to rest but it is a start. Giles Corey was pressed together on September 19. Joseph gets news, Thomas Brattle, who is pretty important likes his letter and he wants Susanna and him in Boston. Susanna, Joseph, and Elizabeth went to Thomas’s place, Susanna tells him what he knows and he writes a letter and sends it everywhere. Meanwhile eight more people are hanged. Its October 29 and there are some big changes, the court of oyer and terminer is

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