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The Devil's Shadow


Time Setting: The Devil's Shadow by Clifford Lindsey Alderman took place in the
late seventeenth century from 1692-1693. This is the time period that the Salem
Witch Trials took place. The main plot of the story rested on the events
leading up to the Salem Witch Trials, the trials themselves, and the aftermath
of the trials. Detailed accounts of witch executions, the actual trials, and
the events that caused the trials were discussed in the story.

Place Setting: Most of the action in this story took place in Salem,
Massachusetts. This was the birthplace of the witchcraft hysteria and it was
also the actual site of the Salem Witch Trials. The town of Salem,
Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century was a small puritan community that
was largely uneducated and very superstitious. Since many lacked education,
they did not understand many events that happened in their daily lives. Many
things that went wrong in their daily lives would be blamed on......

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Approximate Word Count: 770
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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