The Young and the Powerless

Young people, especially teen age girls and young women, become the mouthpieces of this fear. This idea of a pressiurized situation that found its outlet in the young and powerless is something that marian gibson also expressed to me. She suggests that the strange fits and behaviours that sparked this all off from reverend parris's daughter and niece, betty and abigailm may not be so inexplicable. And according to stacy shiff this mixed bag of motivations played out in accusations as well. I don't think you can ever have a simple explanation for why people accused of witchcraft. There isn't a lovely, one size fits all for witches. You know, this person