American lit topics so far ?

Salem: 1692 was a very difficult time in Salem, Massachusetts. It started with a group of girls displayed bizarre behavior. Thus the town concluded it had been invaded by the devil. The first to be accused of witchcraft was Tituba, a slave; she was accused by the girls. then one thing lead to another as a core member of the puritan society was accused of witchcraft. The town went mad as they believed the devil was after anyone. By the end of it, 19 people were hanged, i stoned to death, & 13 dead in prison. The only thing that brought an end to this was the fact the the accused were becoming people that were of higher stature & also many others who confessed and had their lives spared were now taking back there confessions also brought an end.

Puritans: The Puritans were basically Christians of the extremist type. Anything that wasn't approved by god was punishable; and any misfortunes you may have been dealing with (i.e death of family, poor land, etc) was your fault; you were being punished directly by god himself for your sins. They also believed the devil was as real as god. They believed they all had to think the same & believe the same, others who thought different were sinners. They had to live their lives by the bible and 10 commandments. It was law to observe the sabbath and basically all things that would be extreme with religion would be true.

REAL House of Seven Gables: was built in 1668 by john turner. They lived there for 3 generations. The land was then bought by Captain Samuel Ingersoll in 1782. When he dad at sea he left the house to his daughter, Susanna. Susana is the cousin of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Nathaniel Hawthorne: He was born in Salem, Massachusetts. William Hathorne, his great-X3-grandfather was the first to come from England & was a hardcore Puritan living in Salem; he became an important member there as a judge, becoming infamous for his harsh sentencing. William 's son, Nathan's great-great-grandfather, John Hathorne, was one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. For this reason, Nathan changed his name from Hathorne to Hawthorne. In his literature, he liked to right that suggest that guilt, sin, and evil are the most inherent natural qualities of humanity; referring a lot to Puritan lifestyles.

Conclusion?:
They all tie together, Hawthorne connects to the witch trials. His older ancestors had everything to do with it. Some of his older family were judges that sentenced people to death & what not. Those two have everything to do with the Puritans. It was because of the Puritans that the Witch Trials began. Their beliefs & extreme ways were what caused the trials. Hawthorne's cousins lived in the house of 7 gables which may have been the inspirations for his book (has to be). They're all tied together through witches & family