![]() ![]() (Fair warning, Shmoopers, there are a lot of repeat names in this book-mothers and daughters often end up with the same name, and it can get a bit confusing. Our narrator hates Ann and her whole family, especially Ann's mom (also named Ann).But our fourteen-year-old narrator doesn't know that yet, and right now she's just a big ball of jealousy. ![]() Yep, this is the same Ann Putnam from the Prologue, so we know she's about to stir up trouble. To make matters worse, the newest member of this clique is the youngest yet: twelve-year-old Ann Putnam.But even with all this rule-breaking, you can bet that Goody Bibber and our narrator feel super left out. So these girls are definitely breaking a few rules.And that brings us back to our regularly scheduled programming.) It's a common myth that the Puritans are the most prudish folks around, but that's not totally true-they were a pretty diverse group. (Brief History Detour: The Puritans were a group of Protestant Christians that had some beef with the Church of England some Puritans settled in Massachusetts, hoping to get a good dose of religious freedom. Looks like these gals aren't perfect Puritans. This clique is being pretty sneaky, and they only visit while the reverend is gone.Sarah and the narrator are watching a bunch of girls head into Reverend Parris's parsonage.Our narrator is freezing in the snow and chatting with the town gossip, Sarah Bibber. ![]()
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