Reading log week 11

1 hour   Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare   pgs. 145- 202
Ethics: Their is much discrimination and cotroversy among Puritans against Quakers. Quakers to Puritans are underlings of Satan, and are shunned. In this story, Hannah is a Quaker who is said to be a witch, just because she is a Quaker.
           "Quakers cause trouble wherever they go. They speak out against our faith. Of course, we don’t torment them here in Connecticut. In Boston I’ve heard they even hanged some Quakers. This Hannah Tupper and her husband was branded and driven out of Massachusetts. They were thankful enough just to be let alone here in Wethersfield."
            This quote said by John shows that Quakers have a very low reputation in Connecticut. Quakers have probably said many things to make the Puritans hate them so much. They rumours the Puritans spread about the Quakers are foolish though.

1 hour    Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare   pgs. 203-249
Language of the Discipline: Quaker: (n) A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox c.1650 and devoted to peaceful principles.
             "The Quaker woman’s. Down by Blackbird Pond. She’s been a curse on this town for years with her witchcraft!"
                This quote shows that Quakers are oftenly hated by others. The quakers belief tend to lead to these results. The Quakers reject ritual; a needed practice by many colonial Puritans. Quakers are also often misunderstood as Santan's underlings. Quakers are often shunned as witches.