TITUBA

Here are some questions to guide your thinking about Maryse Conde's novel, I, Tituba:

1. What role does geography play in Conde's novel? What's the importance of the various places mentioned?
2. How has the notion of motherhood changed from the beginning to the end of the novel?
3. How does desire empower characters in the book? In what ways are the differences influenced by gender?
4. What does Tituba achieve by telling us her story?