The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Week 6: Chapters 15–17 — Harvest and Warning
Read Chapters 15–17 of The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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The rhythms of colonial life — harvest, courtship, community work — continue, but beneath the surface, a storm is gathering around Kit's friendship with Hannah.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.The harvest season brings the community together in shared work and celebration. How does Speare use these seasonal rhythms to show what is genuinely beautiful and binding about Puritan community life, even for Kit?
2.Kit's ongoing visits to Hannah are becoming harder to conceal. Who in her household or community knows or suspects, and what are the dangers of discovery?
3.Nat Eaton is a recurring presence in Kit's life — sometimes teasing, sometimes protective, always honest. How does her relationship with Nat differ from her relationship with William Ashby? What does she feel in each man's presence that she does not feel in the other's?