Adam Goodheart How To Spot A Witch Analysis

In How to Spot a Witch by Adam Goodheart, people are taught the many ways in detecting a witch in the 16th and 17th century. In the strategies provided, individuals obtain a sense of similarities that engage in recent tactics. These include: “Devil mark’s and witches’ teats”, “The swimming test”,”Nabbing the Elusive Imp”, and lastly “Asking the right questions.” People in the 21st century would think of these strategies as outrageous but to those in a Puritan society, these tactics were ordinary. However, the tactics used to spot a “witch” aren’t so different in how contemporary society locates so-called criminals.