The Girl Who Drank The Moon

The short story, “Catskin”, written by Kelly Link is similar to that of a fairytale. Although this story may include some references to modern life, a lot of this story mentions witches and princesses, however, there is little to no magic. This is a somewhat unusual tale of a lonely witch whose magical family and devoted son must deal with her death, the death of their mother. The story “Catskin” makes for a chilling themed read. “Catskin” does satisfy the plot requirement.

The Haunting of the Sunshine Girl is a thrilling book by Paige Mckenzie. It explores the theme that nothing has to be done alone. Everything started on Sunshine Griffith’s sixteenth birthday, throughout the year Sunshine has been faced with a series of tests followed with her new powers. Every since she was young, Sunshine knew she was adopted, but who has she inherited these powers from? While Sunshine’s life changes forever, the people she loves change affecting everything. The whole story is described in detail affecting the imagery, characters and the two point of views.

The result was much unexpected as it was revealed that preparation of the witchcake had taken place. The other girls, already frightened by the previous symptoms displayed by Betty and their involvement in the occult games, would become even more frightened with the knowledge of the counter-magic. They too would start to experience such symptoms that would become even more violent than those presented before to include hallucinations; the witchcake did not relieve but instead intensified their hysteria as well as the town’s fears and fantasies of evil among them. The girls would soon confirm the town’s suspicions of evil implications by identifying two women, Sarah Goode (38), and Sarah Osborne (49), who they believed were witches tormenting them, those women also accused Tituba (between 25-30 years old). Warrants of arrest were prepared for the three women on February 29 and Tituba’s testimonies would proceed from March 1-5, resulting in the commencement of the greatest-known witch hunt of all time.

As Desmond Tutu once said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” In “Hunger Moon” by Jane Cooper, the speaker is showing that everyone during the Hunger Moon has hope and wants to make through it. The Hunger Moon was the name of the last moon in February when there was a lot of snow. The Hunger Moon rises and sets like any other type of moon, has a negative connotation, but when it ends it brings happiness.

The fear of being affiliated with or even being a witch and the shame and dishonor that comes along with it. Reverend Parris is a very paranoid but victimizing character misguided by fear. His daughter Betty becomes ill and he is afraid it’s regarding witchcraft, however he is not fearful for her health. He is concerned with keeping his reputation and position as the Church’s minister. This selfishness is not only a characteristic Parris demonstrates but other people in the town as well. A lot of characters of characters share this interest in saving their own skin under the influence of fear and shame. This will sooner than later contribute to the downfall of the town as a whole. Another reactive character includes Ann Putnam. Another paranoid woman in the town, ready to throw around accusations regardless of how logical or faulty they are. This may be due to the loss of 7 of her 8 children she’s given birth to. On account of this, she is convinced they were murdered by supernatural means, particularly witchcraft. For example she is immediately use Tituba as a scapegoat and blame her for the death of her babies. Other characters within Salem, not only Parris and Ann, will use any opportunity they can to assure their own safety and to save face in front of others. Their lack of consideration for the wellbeing of others will get others into danger and cause a load of anarchy and

A woman is shouting and giving commands. She’s ordering people to fetch her birthroot, she’s rubbing a woman’s head and belly, and she is calling a baby forth into the world. This was the life of a midwife in the medieval times. The story The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman is about an orphaned girl named Alyce who became a midwife’s apprentice and wanted a place in the world, but she wasn’t confident in herself and she thought she was a failure. Alyce realized that she couldn’t give up and that she had to be more confident in herself. At the end of the book she decided to become the midwife’s apprentice again. Alyce is a lonely and miserable girl who sleeps outside on a dung heap until a midwife recruits her to be her apprentice.

Not wanting to let go of her expired infant Mrs. Kamai was devastated by the loss of her daughter. Two girls lost their family and Mrs. Kamai lost her baby, due to the bomb children lost their parents and parents lost their infants.

The witch persuades multiple people in Narnia to be on her side by making them fear her, this was so that the people would be completely terrified and would do what ever she says and what ever she wants. The witch is considered cruel for all of the previous reasons

However, the girl had not been dead, but merely unconscious. After 9 months she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy and girl, with the help of a fairy. One day, one of the two infants started sucking on his mother’s finger and drew out the splinter of flax. Talia awoke and although she did not know how the children had come to her, she embraced them with love and called them Sun and Moon. The fairy helped her raise her children and provided them with drinks and food.

Many tragic events have occurred throughout history that lead to the protection and advocacy of children, for example in Greece, during ancient times, infanticide would be legal and even enforced under certain cases like illegitimate or deformed children. Children would be sold into slavery or be put to work if families needed the extra income. Unwanted European newborns were discarded without penalty and children were pushed into adulthood as quickly as possible. “Owing to the high infant mortality rates of the times, estimated at one or two in three, the investment of love in a young child may have been so unrewarding that by some ruse of nature… it was suppressed. Perhaps also the frequent childbearing put less value on the product. A child was a born and died and another took its place” (Tuchman, 19778, p.50).

Who would've thought girls having fun would lead to over 20 deaths of innocent people and their families? The girls dancing in the woods would soon take over the town as signs of witches in Salem. Having freedom in this town and surrounding towns caused suspicion among some other people. No one was willing to go out and forward. This book is filled with mistakes and the sad and unfortunate outcomes of those mistakes.

"Samuel Parris's enslaved Indian, Tituba, been cast as a voodoo-practicing, interpret Tituba as "dark Eve" who lured Satan to Salem Village" (Ray 33). No harm intentions as the girl dance with self-pleasure, not entertainment for spying men. " Based on historical documents, this somber graphic novel will help readers understand that not all the accusers had ill intentions during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Ann Putnam Jr. stepped forward 14 years after this period of irrational fear with a letter that she read in front of the church congregation asking for forgiveness"(Alexander 154).

There is a clear conflict between good and evil, and this makes the audience feel uneasy. The witches symbolise the force of evil and establish the atmosphere of

There were many more accused witches in Salem. Although they were not the main characters in the play, they were a victim of the mass hysteria sweeping the town too. One of these people was Goody Nurse. Mrs. Putnam claimed that she was a witch because of the death of

How would you feel being left to yourself? Imagine an entire upbringing with no one to guide you on your way to becoming an adult. There will be no one to lift you up as you fall along the way. The only guidance is false moons misguiding you into the dark. Many kids today experience this type of neglect. Shirley Golden, an American writer, has tried to put this very topic to life in her short story “The false moon”.