Miller’s The Crucible, Donne’s

Who has authority in matters of the supernatural, and how is authority constructed and maintained? Choose at least two (and no more than three) texts (Miller’s The Crucible, Donne’s “The Apparition,” Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and/or another text of your choice from class) and explain how authority (with regard to the supernatural) is constructed, and how it illuminates the world of the text(s) in which it appears.