The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Sample Essay Outlines

Topic #1: The Varieties and Costs of Freedom

I. Thesis statement: In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare demonstrates that there are several distinct varieties of freedom, each of which has its own cost.

II. One can be emotionally free—but one pays the cost of social disapproval.

A. Kit demonstrates emotional freedom when she dives into the water without thinking. The cost is Goodwife Cruff’s disapproval, which eventually leads to witchcraft charges.

B. Hannah follows her heart when she leaves...

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