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The first stage in Tituba’s journey is in Barbados where she learns the secrets of healing and magic. Under Mama Yaya’s guidance, Tituba is taught these mystical powers which play an important role in how she sees herself. Tituba sees herself as a healer and wants to use her magical powers to help people. She states, “ I was born to heal, not to frighten” (12). Tituba does not seem to understand why people would be scared of her. Tituba feels that she should be admired and revered, not feared. “They should have greeted me with shouts of joy and welcome… Tituba must be loved! To think that I scared people” (12).
Tituba discovers that she is willing to give up her freedom in order to be with the man she wants. She will have to live among white men again and that means they will govern her once more. Tituba knows this is a weakness on her b
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The second stage of Tituba’s expedition is when she is in Boston. The Puritans believe that if your different, you are damned and for all their belief in God their punishments are very
severe. ehalf, but she cannot stop herself from wanting to be with John Indian. She discovers the hard lesson of not always trusting the people closest to you.
Tituba discovers the power of healing and magic. The society that Tituba finds in
Barbados in still one of corruption and the Whites are still in control. Wasn’t it madness” (19)? Tituba realizes that she is following her heart instead of her head, but she is defenseless when it comes to her feeling for John Indian. Now I know why there is so much suffering…But I know, too, that there will be an end to all this” (178).
Tituba discovers that the Puritans in Boston are very self-righteous. Tituba finds the happiness that she was looking for in her death.
Tituba finds that the society in Barbados is oppressive towards Blacks. The majority of Blacks are slaves and forced to adapted to the Europeans version of what they consider civilization.
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