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I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

Maryse Condé (1992)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.06
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

SlaveryRacismCaptivityViolenceSexual AssaultImprisonmentTorturePolitical ViolenceDeath

Positive tags

SurvivalSelf-DiscoveryRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Slave / Bondsman (Escaping)Witch / Mage

Protagonist archetypes

Tortured ProtagonistVengeance-Driven

Tropes

Unreliable NarratorHistorical FantasyPersecutionFish out of WaterForbidden MagicOutcast

Themes

Historical InjusticeColonialismIdentityPower and OppressionPersecutionSurvivalWitchcraft and Magic

Synopsis

A fictionalized account of the West Indian slave Tituba, who was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, and was arrested and jailed for two years.

Tags

Historical FictionMagical RealismLiterary Fiction