Circle Girls: Once upon a Witch
1. Although the Salem Witch Trials occurred in 1692, “witch
hunts” can occur throughout everyday life. You might learn/have learned about the
large-scale McCarthyism in the 1950’s, but what day-to-day experiences can
cause finger pointing? Blame-casting? Refusal to take personal responsibility?
2. As an example, say you and your family ate out at a new
restaurant in town last week. You, your father, and cousin all ordered the same
menu item. That night, you and your father got sick. What is your first thought
about the restaurant? What could a realistic reason for the illnesses be?
3. In Luke 16:31, we are commanded to treat others we would
like be treated. Search yourself: What are times in your life
that you did not follow this holy dictum? How did you remedy the situations? Or did
you? Did you forgive yourself? Did you
ask for forgiveness?
4. In Circle Girls, both 1692 and 1992 presented groups of
friends caught in tight bonds of peer pressure. How hard is it to buck such
pressure and stand your ground? Share an instance where this happened to you or
a friend?. Did either of you get “caught” in the pressure cooker and regret
your actions later on? How did you, or how will you, diffuse the situation?
5. In Salem, lack of
knowledge due to the time period is said to have caused much suspicion. We have scientific information now. What
present-day circumstances can cause suspicion, or at best, confusion, among
friends and family?
6. In Salem itself, and of course Mr. Goodman in the story,
parents found it hard, if not impossible, to understand that their children
could be capable of such ill behavior. What prompted this attitude in the Salem
parents? Mr. Goodman?
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