The Salem Witch Trials Are An Outstanding Example Of A...

The Salem witch trials are an outstanding example of a dysfunction in a â€Å"perfect† society. Tituba as part of that society helps us understand the simplicity of a complex shaped idea. Notwithstanding that Tituba is considered irrelevant during the Salem trials, nevertheless Tituba exposes European perceptions of Native Americans as a basis for cultural superiority and oppression, since Tituba is an indisputable symbol of injustice, slavery, racism, as well as the defamation of her culture. The decisions that Tituba made throughout her trial, contributed in a substantial magnitude to the American history that’s known nowadays. If it wasn t for the confession of the actions that Tituba made, the unfolding of the witch trials might have had a different angle. Braslow discuses, â€Å"Tituba is perceived during the trials as a woman, as a slave, as an American Indian, and as an outsider in a Puritan society†. Being an outsider in a world where if you make one mistake, must have been terrifying for Tituba, and perhaps she felt that by confessing, she would have more opportunities to survive. She initiated an era of terror among the European society, an era of witchcraft and hostility towards women, like Tituba, that were only mostly peasant and ignorant women, without any knowledge and influence over people. Church communities, manifested hatred towards women that were merely part of an injustice act. These women did not understand what was happening, and even some were convinced of