Elizabeth Putnam
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"Sometimes I think," Elizabeth said, "that those named as witches are always just a bit different from others."
Joseph nodded. "It would seem as such. It's as if the afflicted girls are being given instructions on whom to name to cleanse this society of dissenters." (17.39-40)
Being a "dissenter" means that you have different views than most people in a community, and in Salem being a dissenter means that you're not Puritan. So since Susanna's dad goes to an Episcopal church, he's a big-time dissenter. So is Abigail Hobbs, since she defies all the rules and lives in the woods. Looks like Ann Putnam is trying to make Salem full of super similar folks. And if you ask us, that'll get really boring really fast.