How Is Tituba Successful In The Crucible

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In The Crucible, people in Salem were so scared of being left out that they started making up stories and blaming others. This fear was so strong that it made Tituba, a character in the play, do something desperate. Tituba, a black slave, was an easy target in the witch trials because of her low status. Stuck in a situation where admitting seemed to be her only way to stay alive, she confessed: “And then he came one stormy night to me, and he said, ‘Look! I have white people belong to me.’ And I look–and there was Goody Good” (Miller, Act I). This confession, made out of fear, shows how the fear of being left out led Tituba to falsely admit to witchcraft and blame others. It reveals the destructive power of the need to fit in. Her confession

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