No one could escape or try to hide from the devil. In attempting to restore the community, Mather needed to make the people aware of the infestation and infection of the devil.
The devil was not happy and began to make his presence known in order to maintain his power. Mather wanted to highlight the devil's scheme for creating an attack on the people. The devil began to lurk his way through the town, infecting their lives to commit sins against God. It can be suggested that the people of New England couldn’t quite recognize how powerful the devil could be. “Wherefore the