The_AT making_NN1 of_IO Salem_NP1 :_: the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 in_II history_NN1 ,_, fiction_NN1 and_CC tourism_NN1 If_CS these_DD2 criteria_NN2 are_VBR applied_VVN to_II the_AT trial_NN1 transcripts_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 series_NN of_IO problems_NN2 quickly_RR emerges_VVZ ._. 
First_MD of_IO all_DB ,_, "_" the_AT event_NN1 "_" referred_VVN to_II in_II the_AT first_MD criterion_NN1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO determine_VVI as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT trials_NN2 are_VBR concerned_JJ ._. 
Is_VBZ "_" the_AT event_NN1 "_" the_AT moment_NN1 of_IO affliction_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT articulation_NN1 of_IO the_AT testimony_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT recording_NN1 of_IO the_AT testimony_NN1 ?_? 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT trial_NN1 records_NN2 refer_VV0 to_II a_AT1 past_JJ crime_NN1 :_: a_AT1 pinching_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 broom-moving_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 hole-removal_NN1 ,_, etc_RA ._. 
And_CC most_DAT of_IO the_AT records_NN2 are_VBR oral_JJ testimonies_NN2 offered_VVN by_II one_MC1 party_NN1 but_CCB recorded_VVD by_II another_DD1 ._. 
So_RR which_DDQ "_" event_NN1 "_" is_VBZ "_" the_AT "_" event_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT recorders_NN2 of_IO the_AT testimony_NN1 are_VBR aware_JJ of_IO the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR at_II a_AT1 remove_NN1 from_II some_DD (_( phantom_NN1 )_) original_JJ event_NN1 ._. 
Simon_NP1 Willard_NP1 signs_VVZ his_APPGE record_NN1 of_IO the_AT examination_NN1 of_IO Jane_NP1 Lilly_NP1 this_DD1 way_NN1 :_: "_" I_PPIS1 und'r_VV0 written_VVN :_: being_VBG appinted_VVN by_II Authority_NN1 to_TO take_VVI the_AT within_II examination_NN1 doe_NN1 testifie_NN1 upon_II oath_NN1 taken_VVN in_II Court_NN1 :_: that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 true_JJ Coppy_JJ of_IO the_AT Substance_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 :_: to_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO my_APPGE knowledge_NN1 "_" (_( Boyer_NP1 and_CC Nissenbaum_NP1 ,_, Papers_NN2 ,_, 541_MC )_) ._. 
Willard_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS records_VVZ the_AT examination_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ executed_VVN by_II the_AT judges_NN2 ,_, uses_VVZ the_AT interesting_JJ phrase_NN1 "_" true_JJ copy_NN1 "_" to_TO describe_VVI his_APPGE transcript_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 implies_VVZ that_CST the_AT actual_JJ examination_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT original_JJ ,_, and_CC that_CST the_AT written_JJ document_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 highlights_VVZ history_NN1 's_GE inability_NN1 to_TO produce_VVI any_DD "_" actual_JJ "_" events_NN2 ._. 
The_AT representation_NN1 that_CST Willard_NP1 provides_VVZ is_VBZ still_RR considered_VVN "_" true_JJ ,_, "_" but_CCB only_RR "_" to_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO &lsqb;_( his_APPGE &rsqb;_) knowledge_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT transcripts_NN2 continually_RR call_VV0 attention_NN1 to_II their_APPGE distance_NN1 from_II the_AT events_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 aim_VV0 to_TO present_VVI ,_, even_RR as_CSA they_PPHS2 claim_VV0 to_TO function_VVI as_RG "_" true_JJ "_" documents_NN2 with_IW "_" substance_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ this_DD1 fluctuation_NN1 ,_, between_II the_AT true/substantial_JJ and_CC the_AT copied/unsubstantial_JJ (_( or_CC unsubstantiated_JJ )_) ,_, which_DDQ characterizes_VVZ the_AT transcripts_NN2 '_GE position_NN1 on_II their_APPGE own_DA authority_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ literally_RR discussing_VVG the_AT human_JJ being_NN1 's_GE inability_NN1 fully_RR to_TO explain_VVI or_CC understand_VVI divine_JJ and/or_CC demonic_JJ actions_NN2 (_( and_CC thus_RR ,_, bolstering_VVG his_APPGE critiques_NN2 against_II the_AT use_NN1 of_IO spectral_JJ evidence_NN1 in_II the_AT Salem_NP1 court_NN1 )_) ,_, Upham_NP1 also_RR makes_VVZ a_AT1 point_NN1 here_RL --_JJ intentionally_RR or_CC not_XX --_JJ about_II the_AT relationship_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 historian_NN1 to_II his_APPGE historical_JJ subject_NN1 ._. 
Like_II a_AT1 specter_NN1 ,_, the_AT historical_JJ subject_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 body_NN1 ,_, appears_VVZ real_JJ ,_, can_VM tickle_VVI and_CC pinch_VVI the_AT historian_NN1 in_II ways_NN2 that_CST feel_VV0 ,_, indeed_RR that_CST are_VBR ,_, physical_JJ ._. 
But_CCB like_II a_AT1 specter_NN1 ,_, the_AT historical_JJ subject_NN1 is_VBZ distinctly_RR not_XX of_IO the_AT historian_NN1 's_GE own_DA linguistic_JJ realm_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ might_VM now_RT be_VBI called_VVN the_AT symbolic_JJ order_NN1 ._. 
Thus_RR ,_, as_CSA the_AT historian_NN1 approaches_VVZ the_AT specter_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 armed_VVN with_IW the_AT language_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE discipline_NN1 ,_, the_AT specter_NN1 flees_VVZ ._. 
The_AT "_" glimpses_NN2 "_" that_CST historians_NN2 catch_NN1 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ come_VV0 to_II them_PPHO2 through_II texts_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Lawson_NP1 's_GE ,_, keep_VV0 them_PPHO2 jumping_VVG to_TO see_VVI over_II the_AT wall_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 wall_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 will_VM never_RR be_VBI able_JK to_TO climb_VVI ._. 
Upham_NN1 continues_VVZ ,_, "_" Such_DA glimpses_NN2 may_VM be_VBI vouchsafed_VVN ,_, from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, to_TO rescue_VVI us_PPIO2 from_II sinking_VVG into_II materialism_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO keep_VVI alive_JJ our_APPGE faith_NN1 in_II scenes_NN2 of_IO existence_NN1 remaining_VVG to_TO be_VBI revealed_VVN when_CS the_AT barriers_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE imprisonment_NN1 shall_VM be_VBI taken_VVN down_RP ,_, and_CC what_DDQ we_PPIS2 call_VV0 death_NN1 lift_VV0 us_PPIO2 to_II a_AT1 clearer_JJR and_CC broader_JJR vision_NN1 of_IO universal_JJ being_NN1 "_" (_( Vol_NN1 ._. 
II_MC ,_, 424_MC )_) ._. 
For_IF Upham_NP1 ,_, history_NN1 ,_, like_II religion_NN1 ,_, promises_VVZ more_DAR than_CSN it_PPH1 can_VM deliver_VVI in_II the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ only_JJ faith_NN1 that_CST can_VM assure_VVI us_PPIO2 that_CST one_MC1 day_NNT1 --_NN1 just_RR not_XX today_RT --_JJ historians_NN2 will_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO understand_VVI and_CC articulate_VVI the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE existence_NN1 ._. 
Walcot_NP1 thrusts_VVZ at_II "_" nothing_PN1 "_" ..._... and_CC strikes_VVZ it_PPH1 !_! 
This_DD1 "_" nothing_PN1 "_" embodies_VVZ the_AT characteristics_NN2 of_IO the_AT spectral_JJ world_NN1 :_: real_JJ and_CC yet_RR not_XX real_JJ ._. 
The_AT gray_JJ cloth_NN1 and_CC the_AT spindle_NN1 function_NN1 as_CSA reified_JJ proof_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ could_VM not_XX otherwise_RR be_VBI proven_VVN ._. 
If_CS the_AT specters_NN2 "_" are_VBR ..._... as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX ,_, "_" then_RT at_RR21 least_RR22 the_AT cloth_NN1 and_CC the_AT spindle_NN1 simply_RR are_VBR ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ is_VBZ most_RGT interesting_JJ is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 reification_NN1 is_VBZ enacted_VVN ._. 
After_CS Hathorne_NP1 explains_VVZ that_CST the_AT spectral_JJ world_NN1 can_VM not_XX be_VBI visible_JJ to_II the_AT unafflicted_JJ (_( in_II fact_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 implies_VVZ that_CST it_PPH1 can_VM not_XX be_VBI at_II all_DB to_II the_AT unafflicted_JJ )_) ,_, he_PPHS1 remarks_VVZ ,_, "_" Mark_VV0 her_PPHO1 ;_; she_PPHS1 wakes_VVZ ._. "_" 
This_DD1 indeed_RR "_" marks_VVZ "_" Mary_NP1 's_GE return_NN1 from_II the_AT spectral_JJ world_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR "_" marks_NN2 "_" what_DDQ was_VBDZ previously_RR unmarked_JJ :_: the_AT specters_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. 
Hathorne_NP1 's_GE rhetorical_JJ marking_NN1 pulls_VVZ the_AT spectral_JJ evidence_NN1 into_II the_AT realm_NN1 of_IO legal_JJ evidence_NN1 ;_; and_CC who_PNQS better_JJR to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 "_" marking_NN1 "_" than_CSN Justice_NP1 Hathorne_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS has_VHZ previously_RR noted_VVN to_II Mather_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 can_VM not_XX use_VVI ministry_NN1 or_CC religion_NN1 to_TO combat_VVI witches_NN2 ,_, but_CCB that_CST he_PPHS1 ,_, "_" as_CSA a_AT1 Magistrate_NN1 ,_, must_VM combat_VVI them/_FU With_IW weapons_NN2 from_II the_AT armory_NN1 of_IO the_AT flesh_NN1 "_" (_( Longfellow_NP1 566_MC )_) ._. 
And_CC doubly_RR interesting_JJ is_VBZ the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ Tituba_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 professed_JJ witch_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS holds_VVZ the_AT key_NN1 to_II explaining_VVG the_AT legal_JJ proof_NN1 that_CST surrounds_VVZ the_AT scene_NN1 of_IO Mary_NP1 's_GE affliction_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR provoked_VVN to_TO wonder_VVI (_( as_CSA Gloyd_NP1 wonders_VVZ )_) whether_CSW the_AT whole_JJ affair_NN1 was_VBDZ orchestrated_VVN by_II Mary_NP1 and_CC Tituba_NP1 ,_, whether_CSW the_AT cloth_NN1 and_CC the_AT spindle_NN1 are_VBR proof_NN1 not_XX of_IO witchcraft_NN1 ,_, but_CCB of_IO deceit_NN1 ._. 
In_II other_JJ words_NN2 ,_, the_AT legal_JJ proof_NN1 that_CST nudges_VVZ aside_RL spectral_JJ mystery_NN1 in_II this_DD1 scene_NN1 is_VBZ produced_VVN as_RG much_DA1 by_II the_AT magistrate_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ by_II the_AT witch_NN1 (_( Martha_NP1 Corey_NP1 )_) ,_, and_CC reveals_VVZ the_AT court_NN1 's_GE desire_NN1 to_TO harness_VVI and_CC control_NN1 witchcraft_VV0 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA it_PPH1 reveals_VVZ the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO witchcraft_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
Legal_JJ proof_NN1 and_CC spectral_JJ evidence_NN1 come_VV0 together_RL at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 never_RR did_VDD during_II the_AT actual_JJ trials_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA Corey_NP1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT stand_NN1 confronting_VVG real-life_JJ witnesses_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Gloyd_NP1 who_PNQS testify_VV0 against_II him_PPHO1 ,_, a_AT1 startling_JJ thing_NN1 happens_VVZ :_: ghosts_NN2 who_PNQS have_VH0 been_VBN wronged_VVN by_II Corey_NP1 in_II the_AT past_JJ rise_NN1 up_RP to_TO testify_VVI against_II him_PPHO1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Mary_NP1 Walcot_NP1 shouts_VVZ out_RP :_: Mary_NP1 's_GE "_" Look_VV0 !_! 
Look_VV0 !_! "_" is_VBZ familiar_JJ to_II the_AT audience_NN1 ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT exclamation_NN1 she_PPHS1 shouted_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ rushed_VVN by_II a_AT1 spectral_JJ Martha_NP1 Corey_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 calls_VVZ attention_NN1 to_II the_AT play_NN1 's_GE interest_NN1 in_II the_AT invisible_JJ world_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT desires_NN2 of_IO the_AT characters_NN2 to_TO make_VVI the_AT spectral_JJ physical_JJ ,_, and_CC therefore_RR visible_JJ ._. 
The_AT "_" testimony_NN1 "_" of_IO Robert_NP1 Goodell_NP1 is_VBZ only_RR given_VVN through_II Mary_NP1 Walcot_NP1 ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ never_RR actually_RR made_VVN "_" visible_JJ "_" in_II the_AT drama_NN1 ._. 
And_CC yet_RR he_PPHS1 has_VHZ real_JJ repercussions_NN2 ,_, causing_VVG the_AT crowd_NN1 to_TO shrink_VVI back_RP and_CC ultimately_RR assuring_VVG Corey_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT film_NN1 's_GE condemnation_NN1 of_IO the_AT negative_JJ impact_NN1 of_IO Europeans_NN2 on_II Native_JJ people_NN ,_, it_PPH1 still_RR works_VVZ hard_RR to_TO vindicate_VVI the_AT Puritans_NN2 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 are_VBR concerned_JJ ._. 
"_" In_II &lsqb;_( the_AT Puritans_NN2 '_GE &rsqb;_) defense_NN1 ,_, "_" claims_VVZ the_AT narrator_NN1 ,_, "_" they_PPHS2 truly_RR believed_VVD that_DD1 witchcraft_NN1 existed_VVD as_II a_AT1 terrible_JJ threat_NN1 ...._... 
One_MC1 positive_JJ outcome_NN1 &lsqb;_( of_IO the_AT trials_NN2 is_VBZ that_DD1 &rsqb;_) to_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 the_AT witch_NN1 hysteria_NN1 reminds_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO be_VBI on_II guard_NN1 against_II intolerance_NN1 "_" (_( Where_CS Past_RL )_) ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ important_JJ about_II the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 to_II the_AT National_JJ Park_NN1 Service_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS produced_VVD the_AT film_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 the_AT trials_NN2 can_VM function_VVI today_RT as_II a_AT1 learning_NN1 tool_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 codifier_NN1 of_IO proper_JJ moral_JJ behavior_NN1 ._. 
Unlike_II the_AT Native_JJ genocide_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ allowed_VVN to_TO stand_VVI as_II an_AT1 atrocity_NN1 ,_, the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 must_VM be_VBI recuperated_VVN and_CC rescued_VVN from_II the_AT realm_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 ._. 
Transplanted_VVN from_II historical_JJ narrative_NN1 to_II moral_JJ lesson_NN1 ,_, the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 become_VV0 a_AT1 symbol_NN1 of_IO the_AT process_NN1 of_IO education_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
In_II this_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, the_AT Visitor_NN1 Center_NN1 separates_VVZ the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 from_II the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO discover_VVI the_AT past_NN1 ,_, and_CC relocates_VVZ it_PPH1 into_II a_AT1 present-day_JJ behavioral_JJ issue_NN1 ._. 
The_AT title_NN1 of_IO the_AT film_NN1 ,_, Where_CS Past_RL is_VBZ Present_JJ ,_, is_VBZ particularly_RR evocative_JJ where_CS the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 are_VBR concerned_JJ ,_, since_CS the_AT film_NN1 effectively_RR wrestles_VVZ the_AT 1692_MC events_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE original_JJ context_NN1 and_CC places_VVZ them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT current_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT film_NN1 reflects_VVZ this_DD1 presenting_NN1 maneuver_NN1 ._. 
The_AT narrator_NN1 concludes_VVZ ,_, "_" As_CSA you_PPY explore_VV0 our_APPGE places_NN2 ,_, attend_VV0 the_AT voices_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE past_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY may_VM find_VVI them_PPHO2 hauntingly_RR familiar_JJ ._. 
Our_APPGE history_NN1 may_VM be_VBI an_AT1 echo_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE own_DA story_NN1 being_VBG told_VVN "_" (_( Where_CS Past_RL )_) ._. 
This_DD1 conclusion_NN1 is_VBZ significant_JJ for_IF many_DA2 reasons_NN2 ._. 
First_MD ,_, the_AT film_NN1 implies_VVZ that_CST visitors_NN2 to_II Salem_NP1 create_VV0 the_AT history_NN1 around_II them_PPHO2 ,_, which_DDQ functions_VVZ like_II an_AT1 echo_NN1 of_IO current-day_JJ subjects_NN2 ._. 
If_CS the_AT past_NN1 is_VBZ truly_RR the_AT present_NN1 ,_, the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 --_NN1 presented_VVN as_CSA they_PPHS2 were_VBDR with_IW no_AT detail_NN1 and_CC plenty_PN of_IO moralizing_VVG lessons_NN2 --_NN1 can_VM be_VBI safely_RR removed_VVN from_II the_AT realm_NN1 of_IO the_AT devil_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV real_JJ he_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI seemed_VVN at_II one_MC1 time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC inserted_VVN into_II the_AT realm_NN1 of_IO tolerance_NN1 ,_, the_AT new_JJ moral_JJ legislative_JJ code_NN1 that_CST replaces_VVZ religion_NN1 in_II Salem_NP1 's_GE Visitor_NN1 Center_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB like_II Usovicz_NP1 ,_, the_AT film_NN1 can_VM not_XX resist_VVI the_AT lure_NN1 of_IO the_AT spooky_JJ side_NN1 of_IO Salem_NP1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT mayor_NN1 ,_, Salem_NP1 's_GE past_NN1 was_VBDZ "_" bewitching_VVG ._. "_" 
For_IF the_AT film_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ "_" hauntingly_RR "_" familiar_JJ ._. 
Both_DB2 the_AT film_NN1 and_CC the_AT mayor_NN1 slip_NN1 into_II a_AT1 touristic_JJ manipulation_NN1 of_IO Salem_NP1 's_GE witch_NN1 lure_NN1 despite_II their_APPGE attempts_NN2 to_TO steer_VVI visitors_NN2 away_II21 from_II22 any_DD witch-related_JJ history_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 accompanying_JJ exhibit_NN1 called_VVN "_" Witches_NN2 :_: Evolving_VVG Perceptions_NN2 "_" is_VBZ housed_VVN in_II the_AT Witch_NN1 Museum_NN1 ,_, and_CC visitors_NN2 are_VBR encouraged_VVN to_TO walk_VVI through_II it_PPH1 before_RT or_CC after_CS the_AT main_JJ presentation_NN1 (_( and_CC once_RR21 again_RR22 ,_, one_PN1 must_VM pass_VVI through_II the_AT gift_NN1 shop_NN1 to_TO reach_VVI the_AT exhibit_NN1 hall_NN1 )_) ._. 
This_DD1 exhibit_NN1 is_VBZ another_DD1 example_NN1 of_IO how_RRQ the_AT Witch_NN1 Museum_NN1 uses_VVZ the_AT thrilling_JJ moral_JJ lesson_NN1 to_TO please_VVI its_APPGE guests_NN2 ._. 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ the_AT word_NN1 'witch'_NN1 means_VVZ ?_? "_" asks_VVZ the_AT information_NN1 sheet_NN1 that_CST accompanies_VVZ the_AT exhibit_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 exhibit_NN1 will_VM show_VVI you_PPY how_RRQ the_AT meaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT word_NN1 has_VHZ changed_VVN over_II time_NNT1 "_" (_( Salem_NP1 Witch_NN1 Museum_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT exhibit_NN1 focuses_VVZ mainly_RR on_II "_" misconceptions_NN2 ._. "_" 
According_II21 to_II22 the_AT informational_JJ sheet_NN1 ,_, the_AT "_" stereotypical_JJ witch_NN1 "_" is_VBZ a_AT1 "_" negative_JJ stereotype_NN1 "_" created_VVN by_II "_" politics_NN1 ,_, religion_NN1 ,_, and_CC superstition_NN1 ._. "_" 
And_CC ,_, we_PPIS2 might_VM add_VVI ,_, by_II the_AT Salem_NP1 Witch_NN1 Museum_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ uses_VVZ as_CSA its_APPGE logo_NN1 an_AT1 image_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 witch_NN1 in_II a_AT1 pointy_JJ hat_NN1 holding_VVG a_AT1 broom_NN1 and_CC standing_VVG beside_II a_AT1 black_JJ cat_NN1 ;_; this_DD1 image_NN1 is_VBZ on_II its_APPGE sign_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 its_APPGE building_NN1 and_CC on_II all_DB of_IO its_APPGE brochures_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ uncanny_JJ for_IF the_AT way_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 parallels_VVZ the_AT model_NN1 of_IO the_AT "_" negative_JJ stereotype_NN1 "_" presented_VVN in_II "_" Evolving_VVG Perceptions_NN2 ._. "_" 
This_DD1 paradox_NN1 is_VBZ at_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ makes_VVZ the_AT museum_NN1 so_RG marketable_JJ :_: it_PPH1 perpetuates_VVZ myths_NN2 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO correct_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC both_DB2 the_AT perpetuation_NN1 and_CC the_AT correction_NN1 are_VBR enjoyable_JJ to_II the_AT museum_NN1 's_GE visitors_NN2 ._. 
The_AT exhibit_NN1 ends_VVZ with_IW a_AT1 large_JJ wall_NN1 chart_NN1 :_: The_AT chart_NN1 shows_VVZ the_AT ultimate_JJ moral_JJ lesson_NN1 of_IO the_AT museum_NN1 :_: to_TO contextualize_VVI the_AT witch_NN1 hunt_NN1 into_II a_AT1 historical_JJ narrative_NN1 that_CST illustrates_VVZ how_RRQ fear_NN1 and_CC intolerance_NN1 function_NN1 to_TO oppress_VVI ._. 
By_II using_VVG the_AT witch_NN1 hunt_NN1 as_II a_AT1 lesson_NN1 on_II proper_JJ ethical_JJ behavior_NN1 ,_, the_AT museum_NN1 removes_VVZ the_AT 1692_MC events_NN2 from_II the_AT past_NN1 and_CC makes_VVZ them_PPHO2 part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 contemporary_JJ moral_JJ code_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 common_JJ saying_NN1 to_TO "_" learn_VVI from_II the_AT past_NN1 ,_, "_" this_DD1 phenomenon_NN1 really_RR works_VVZ to_TO elide_VVI the_AT past_NN1 ,_, absorbing_VVG it_PPH1 into_II a_AT1 cyclic_JJ story_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ less_DAR to_TO do_VDI with_IW time_NNT1 gone_VVN by_II than_CSN it_PPH1 does_VDZ with_IW the_AT current_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
Thus_RR ,_, the_AT Salem_NP1 Witch_NN1 Museum_NN1 's_VBZ theatricalizing_VVG --_NN1 scripted_VVD and_CC stilted_VVD as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ --_JJ actually_RR engages_VVZ visitors_NN2 by_II locating_VVG the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 into_II the_AT landscape_NN1 of_IO the_AT visitors_NN2 '_GE own_DA historical_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 effectively_RR establishes_VVZ a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO doubled_JJ mode_NN1 of_IO operation_NN1 :_: Salem_NP1 's_GE success_NN1 at_II this_DD1 parody_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN building_VVG gradually_RR over_II the_AT years_NNT2 since_CS the_AT seventeenth_MD century_NNT1 ._. 
From_II the_AT moment_NN1 Cotton_NP1 Mather_NP1 began_VVD to_TO write_VVI about_II the_AT witch_NN1 trials_NN2 ,_, the_AT events_NN2 of_IO 1692_MC were_VBDR recreated_VVN by_II a_AT1 series_NN of_IO representational_JJ maneuvers_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA histories_NN2 ,_, fictions_NN2 ,_, films_NN2 ,_, and_CC tourist_NN1 sites_NN2 all_DB told_VVN "_" truths_NN2 "_" about_II the_AT events_NN2 ,_, Salem_NP1 's_GE past_NN1 became_VVD increasingly_RR defined_VVN by_II its_APPGE subsequent_JJ representations_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT "_" primary_JJ sources_NN2 "_" that_CST have_VH0 survived_VVN from_II the_AT period_NN1 reveal_VV0 that_CST the_AT story_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ happened_VVD was_VBDZ figurative_JJ ,_, symbolic_JJ ,_, scripted_VVD ,_, and_CC represented_VVD right_RR from_II its_APPGE supposed_JJ "_" beginning_NN1 ._. "_" 
Kashmir_NP1 Shaivism_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 form_NN1 of_IO Hindu_JJ religion_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ a_AT1 saying_NN1 :_: "_" The_AT experiencer_NN1 himself_PPX1 continues_VVZ to_TO exist_VVI always_RR and_CC everywhere_RL as_II an_AT1 object_NN1 of_IO experience_NN1 "_" (_( Waldner_NP1 prologue_NN1 )_) ._. 
In_II many_DA2 ways_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ how_RRQ Salem_NP1 works_VVZ ._. 
Seemingly_RR an_AT1 agent_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE own_DA history_NN1 ,_, Salem_NP1 is_VBZ ,_, in_II actuality_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 object_NN1 of_IO itself_PPX1 ,_, produced_VVN by_II the_AT very_JJ "_" truths_NN2 "_" that_CST it_PPH1 purports_VVZ to_TO generate_VVI and_CC reveal_VVI ._. 
Salem_NP1 past_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX so_RG much_RR the_AT blueprint_NN1 for_IF Salem_NP1 present_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 backward-looking_JJ reflection_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 constantly_RR updated_JJ present_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Salem_NP1 continues_VVZ to_TO flourish_VVI --_JJ both_RR as_II a_AT1 center_NN1 for_IF tourism_NN1 and_CC as_II an_AT1 American_JJ symbol_NN1 --_NN1 precisely_RR because_CS it_PPH1 so_RG eagerly_RR nourishes_VVZ the_AT sometimes_RT competing_VVG mythologies_NN2 that_CST circulate_VV0 within_RL and_CC about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
