Carnes, Jim. Us and Them. Oxford UP, 1999, pp. 7-13.

TEXT QUESTIONS
Reread the sentence describing Mary’s reaction to hearing Anne
Hutchinson speak: “Hearing Anne say these things out loud
filled Mary with both relief and excitement, as if her own mind
had suddenly been freed from a cage.” Why did Anne’s words fill
Mary with relief and excitement? What does she mean that her
mind had “been freed from a cage”?
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According to the text, what is one way in which Mary and her
husband, William, differed?
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Why did Mary’s ideas scare people, especially those in power?

What was the general response to her and her ideas?
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