If you've ever read The Crucible by Arthur Miller, then you know that Echoes Down the Corridor is the epilogue for the book. If you have not read this book, then I suggest that you do because it is an interesting as well as controversial story.
In this particular epilogue, it is stated that "Certain farms which had belonged to victims were left to ruin, and for more than a century no one would buy them or live on them." This to me is interesting because most of the victims were accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang.
Do you suppose that people really believed that the victims were really witches and did not want cursed land? Or rather, do you think that people were sorry for accusing these victims of being witches and did not want to buy the land or they would be haunted by vengeful spirits?
You can read the rest if you're interested in The Crucible by Arthur Miller after the last page of Act Four.
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I think that's an interesting question. Maybe they did believe that the land might've been cursed. The trials may've ended in 1692, but the fear of wiches and of the possibility of the Devil's presence would surely have persisted. Even if they weren't willing to concede the existence of wiches, Salemites may've still felt that the land was just too creepy to own.
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I also agree with almalikalashraf that the townspeople probably had thought that the land was cursed. Witchcraft, in the eyes of the Salem townspeople, was a dangerous mystery and it would be naive to deny the possibility that the victims wouldn't haunt those who had taken or bought their land. Therefore, these farms and plots of land were uncared for and left to decay.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting indeed. The people of Salem clearly show how religious and superstitious these people are. If I were put in their position, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be willing to care for a farm or land that was once owned by someone who may have been influenced or working with the Devil. I think if we were all put in their position, we would be hesitant about taking care about their land. I dont blame them. Just note that the witch trials in Salem were out of control due to the inexperience of the court with witchcraft, so no one knew what to expect.
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