Goodwife Anne Putnam Character Analysis

As the wife of Thomas Putnam, one of the wealthiest men in all of Salem, Goodwife Putnam holds lots of social and political power within the village. Throughout the novel, she is shown to be gossipy and unkind; she also frequently claims to have visions of demons. In I, Tituba, as in history, Anne Putnam and her family are behind many of the most rancorous accusations in Salem. Tituba believes the Putnams were motivated in their rancor by a desire to settle some land disputes.