What does Mrs. Putnam mean when she says, "You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" (lines 569-572).
She means that there is troble within trouble. She also means that everything doesn't seem the same as what it should and that God wouldn't kill six of the children and not kill the one child. And Mrs. Putnam proably means that within the troublt that the village has that there is trouble even in the darkness or in this case the light.That is what I think she meant by saying there is fire within fire that there are wheels within wheels. When Mrs. Putnam says "you think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either and I bury all but one" in my opinion it means that why blame God for a child dieing when the death of the child could be natural.
ReplyDeleteI think in these lines Mrs. Putnam is saying that there is something going on in this town. She says it would never be God's will that one should never lose a child or grandchild, and she has buried all of her children but one. She is making an assumption that someone or something in this town is giving her bad luck.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mrs. Putnam says that there are wheels within wheels, it's like saying people have connections. Certain people know certain people, and those people pretty much rule the town. There are forces within forces being used.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam means that it can't be God's will that she looses all but one child when the person she is talking to has not lost one child or grandchild, and that there is some reason her children have died and that it was the Devil's work being done through someone in Salem.
ReplyDeleteI think at the end when Mrs. Putnam says "There are wheels apon wheels and fires apon fires in this town" she means there are secrets behind secrets and lies behind more lies in the place at which they live. There are things that people in the town may not even know about. I also think in the beggining when she asks "You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one?" She means if he thought that God would actually take a child from the world. I'm not really sure though.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam says this because she means that things are not the way they seem from the outside. Because on the inside there are other things going on. This relates to the story because you really can not tell if someone is a witch from the outside. You would need to know whats going on inside of their head and body.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Putnam thinks there is something weird going on in Salem because she thinks God wants her to have kids but she has now buried all her kids except one. Therefore she thinks that someone in Salem is killing her kids.
ReplyDeleteIn the quote, Mrs. Putnam speaks about how it was not God's will for her children to die, it was the town and the peoples connections with one another. She believes it is impossible for all of her children but one to die and it is definitely not God's workings.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam believes that God is not the cause of her children's death. She states that his will would never bring about the death of all but 1 of her children. She thinks it is the witches, saying there are connections and emotions that could lead to those events.
ReplyDelete"You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? By saying this Mrs. Putnam mean that strange things are going on in town. She also wonders why her children are being taken from her. In the quote above she stated that it would never be God's will to take her children away. Im assuming she thinks it's someone else.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mrs. Putnam is saying in this phrase that things are going on behind the scenes. She believes that it could never be in God's will to have to bury all of her children except one. I agree with what she is saying about this because there is no way that 6 babies can be killed just by trajety. There is definetly something going on behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying that she thinks that their is a curse on her that deals with her losing her children (all but one). She knows that God takes everyone when he is ready for them, but she just wants to know and understand why six of her kids passed away. She is convinced that witches is doing this to her.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam thinks that God, who they believe to be merciful and just, wouldn't allow six of her seven children to die without the intervention of some maniacal force. Six out of seven failed births is even somewhat strange in modern times, so it is hard for me to imagine how suspicious those circumstances are in the 1600's. as for what she is trying to communicate when she says "There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires", it is hard for me to say. I know she is saying that there are conspiracies and secrets within the village ,however, I think there is more than that. Like she is saying that behind every lie there is another or perhaps behind every promise there is deceit.
ReplyDeleteI think this statement means that its not Gods will to take children, but everything happened for a reason because she has buried all of her children but one. I think the statement also means she knows something strange is going on with the people because she said "there are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!"
ReplyDeleteShe is stating that something in Salem is not right. Six children dying is not Gods will, it is the will of a darker force that is present in Salem.
ReplyDeleteI think Mrs. Putnam is saying that God wouldn't have taken her children and grandchildren. So there must be witchcraft in the city. A different power. Witchcraft is evil, and the taking of her kids and grandchildren was evil.
ReplyDeleteI believe Mrs. Putnam thinks there are evil forces working against her. It couldn't be God's will to loose a child. To loose six children and only have one child left. That would make her think there are forces working against her.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mrs. Putnam is basically saying that everything on the outside is not how it appears. People are keeping secrets and lying all over the place. Mrs. Putnam does not think that her children were taken away from her by God. It seems to be that she believes a darker force killed them. She is saying that it doesn't seem like it would be in God's will for her to bury all but one child, and you to never lose a child or grandchild. If you know the right people, and have the right name, you can basically get away with anything.
ReplyDeleteI believe that when Mrs. Putnam says, "There are wheels within wheels, and fires within fires," she is trying to say that she believes that something abnormal is going on in the town. She doesn't think that God would will her to have to bury all of her children and grandchildren except one, and someone else not have to bury any. She thinks that someone in Salem is doing something to give her bad luck or kill the children.
ReplyDeleteI think that when Mrs. Putnam says "There are wheels upon wheels and fires upon fires is that there are the forces we see and the forces we know are there and then there are the forces we don't see and the ones we don't know are there
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying if it was Gods work you would never lose a child nor a grandchild. She is saying there is someone doing these things to these people in Salem
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying if it was Gods work you would never lose a child nor a grandchild. She is saying there is someone doing these things to these people in Salem
ReplyDeleteI think when Mrs.Putman says "You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" that things arent that same thing you see on the inside arent the same thing they see on the outside.
ReplyDeleteI think Mrs. Putnam is saying that theres something going on in the town. Shes saying it wouldn't be God's will that someone shouldn't ever lose their kid, and she has buried all of her children except one. Shes assuming that shes getting bad luck from something
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is talking about how it isn't Gods will that she is loosing all her children and grandchildren but one. So she believes that something or someone has placed bad luck upon her and her family. Also thinking that certain people know things about people and those are evil.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mrs. Putnam is stating that there is something strange is going on in Salem and she says that it isn't God's will that people should not lose their children and she has lost all but one child. She thinks that someone in Salem is trying to wish bad luck upon her.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mrs. Putnam is stating that there is something strange going on in Salem because she thinks that someone is trying to wish bad luck upon her. She says that it isn't God's will that she should bury all but one child because it happens when a person's children die in a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteI think in these lines Mrs. Putnam is saying that there is something going on in this town.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is trying to say that it couldn’t be God's will that she loses all children but one, when the person she is talking to has not lost one child, or grandchild. And that is the reason her children have died and that it was the Devil's work being done through someone in Salem.
Mrs. Putnam is asking when she says "You think it God's work you should never lose a child.." That you people actually believe that God would choose to kill all of my children except one. She believes the people must be crazy and is saying it's not a coincidence all her children except one has died.Then when she says "There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" That's like her saying in this town there are people who know people and there are lie's within every lie.
ReplyDeleteI think that when Mrs. Putman stated that she meant that there was a reason that she had bad luck, because it wasn't God's will to do such devilish things. She thought that there was trouble about and someone or something was causing it.
ReplyDeleteI think Mrs. Putnam is saying that everything is not always as it seems. I think that she is saying it is not God's will, but instead someone else's in the village. She seems to think a darker force killed them, and will be able to get away with it because of who they are or who they know.
ReplyDeleteShe means that there are many things going on in the village that aren't natural and she is suspicious of the whole affair.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying that Some one killed her grandmother and children meaning that somethings going on in that town.
ReplyDeleteMrs.Putnam is saying that something is going on in the town and she wants to know what is it.
ReplyDeleteMrs.Putnam is blaming the death of her children on the witches because she is saying that God isn't the cause of the deaths. She also saying that there is an invisible situation going on and she believes its witchcraft because all nine are dead an that's a lot.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying it isn't God's work to have babies killed. Also,that someone in the village has killed her babies. The person is probably covering it up for the person who killed the babies. She wants to put up a fight to see who killed her babies. Also, it might have been because the babies were sick and they didn't have the medication they the babies needed in order to live so they died and she thinks that someone killed them.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam is saying that Some one killed her grandmother.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mrs.Putnam says "You think its Gods work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" She is saying that it will never be Gods wheels that anyone should lose a child or grandchild. She has burred all but one, she thinks something in this town is giving her bad luck.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Putnam says that there are wheels within wheels, it's like saying people have connections. Certain people know certain people, and those people pretty much rule the town.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mrs. Putnam is stating that there is something strange is going on in Salem and she says that it isn't God's will that people should not lose their children and she has lost all but one child.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mrs. Putnam says, "You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" She thinks that something strange is going on with the people in Salem, because she know's that it wasn't God's will for her to lose all but one of her children.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mrs. Putnam says that there are wheels within wheels, it's like saying people have connections. Certain people know certain people, and those people pretty much rule the town. There are forces within forces being used.
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