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There is a lack of historical documentation during the Salem Witch Trials and little primary resources to give further insight to Tituba's life, conviction and confession. It has been up to social, historical and political scholars to piece together components of the time period to create a well rounded theory of Tituba's experiences. Commentary provided by Linder suggests that a combination of a developing frontier land, economic conditions, adolescent behavior, jealousies and fear can account for the trials and accusations. Scholars and theorists have pieced together components of the time period in order to create a well rounded theory of Tituba's conviction. In addition to scholarly findings, historical fiction writers and their works such as, Arthur Miller's The Crucible and Anna Petry's Tituba of Salem Village have re-created the story of Tituba. In the movie, The Crucible , Tituba is played by American born actress, Charlayne Woodard, although more recent scholars have argued that she was born a South American Indian and had sailed from Barbados with her new master, Samuel Parris. At the level of pop culture, witch craft beliefs within the Western traditional belief, closely resembles the beliefs, traditions and rituals of African and Asian societies Her ethnicity arguable played a large role in her conviction.It is not entirely clear, as to why Tituba was convicted. However, arguments Given her status as a slave woman from a different culture, Cakirtas emphasizes that as an "out group" or "other" in Puritan society, the townspeople may have been experiencing a "fear of strangers". This naturally would have made her more susceptible to accusations based on her ethnicity.