How Did The Salem Witch Trials Affect Society

217 Words1 Page

The Salem witch trials had a major effect on the town, but it’s hard to realize how it changed people's life mentally. I agree with Margaret Atwood because society will turn its back on people and start to blame the innocent. People will point fingers just to get the attention off of them, or frame someone else. Salems management taught the people to point fingers, or blame others, to protect themselves as Salems Reverend Parris encourages this behavior, “He encouraged citizens to point fingers and name neighbors as witches with the unspoken threat that they be named themselves” (hartt ). Teaching a town to go against others is wrong, yet it still happens. This causes a feud like the witch trials in salem. Being accused of witchcraft

Open Document