Question

Yet again, when Hale accuses her of lying (about the accusations she has made of witchcraft), she turns the attention onto someone else in order to save herself. Shows how selfish and untrustworthy she is...

Answer 1

In Shirley Jackson's novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Merricat embraces the label of being a witch to create a safe haven for herself and her sister. This mirrors the historical context of the Salem witch trials.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Shirley Jackson's novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the protagonist Merricat embraces the label of being a witch in order to create a space where she and her sister can live outside the reach of society and their patriarchal family. This mirrors the historical context of the 17th-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, where women who deviated from traditional gender roles were often labeled as witches and persecuted.