thing that Washington Irving criticizes is religion and the Puritan society by making fun of the Salem witch trials, and of witchcraft. Irving is mocking the Quakers and Anabaptists by comparing them to the Salem witches. For example, the Quakers and the Anabaptists were two religious groups that were criticized for their religious beliefs, and Irving makes fun of this by comparing it to the Puritan society, because in the witch trials, you would be hanged for practicing such religion. “I amuse myself…
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