Elizabeth Reis had illustrated within the novel that Puritan women had been constrained to gender stereotypical ideals that society placed upon them. However, women who went against the norm of taking care of their children, the household and their husbands had challenged what society depicted for them by resorting to sinning and turning themselves over to Satan. Overall, Puritan stereotypes formed for the female gender had been a factor in the course of the Salem Witch Trials and the way Satan had been
Elizabeth Reis had illustrated within the novel that Puritan women had been constrained to gender stereotypical ideals that society placed upon them. However, women who went against the norm of taking care of their children, the household and their husbands had challenged what society depicted for them by resorting to sinning and turning themselves over to Satan. Overall, Puritan stereotypes formed for the female gender had been a factor in the course of the Salem Witch Trials and the way Satan had been