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A Break With Charity
This week I have started the book, A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi. For this book I have weekly meetings with my group to discuss what we have read. So far I have found this book very interesting and I have chosen this book because of the culture surrounding the book. Susanna English narrates the story in first person. The story takes place in Salem Village, the civilians in the village are poor and underprivileged. Susanna and her family are proper Puritans, they strictly follow the Bible’s code, although Susanna does not picture herself as a proper Puritan. Susanna’s family is extremely wealthy compared to the citizens in the Salem Village. Susanna’s father is a wealthy merchant with over 20 vessels. “I live in a fine three-story
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