Literary Witches and Solitary Women as Role Models - Capstone Project (Paperback)

Explore the lessons taught by good witches throughout literature. The author takes a look at Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Paulo Coehlo's The Witch of Portobello and George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond. A Capstone Graduate Project of interest to those who question the value of studying witches in literature. The witch is not merely someone who does magic; she represents the couragious one who dares walk a solitary path. (Literary thesis, university level reading)