Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Bethia eventually marries Samuel Corlett, a lifelong scholar who encourages her to pursue her own academic passions openly in their home. ![]() They all graduate, although Caleb dies not long after from illness. Bethia goes to Cambridge to live as an indentured servant (her only means to survive as a young, single woman) for one of the boy's tutors. When the preacher tragically drowns, the boys all decide to apply to college and are accepted. ![]() He actually comes to live in Bethia's house to study under her father, the preacher, along with some other young men of the community. After he gets into some hot water with his tribe, Caleb is sent by his father to take refuge with the Puritans as a student. She struggles with the rigid demands of her elders upon her as a girl and chooses rebellion, going so far as striking up a friendship with a Native she meets in the forest one day. ![]() Bethia came with her family to settle in the New World. The story is set in New England during its original founding by the Puritans. Doubtless she expressed some of the same frustrations with the patriarchy as her fictional protagonist Bethia. Geraldine Brooks imbues Caleb's Crossing with a sense of intimacy which could only be autobiographical. Written by Mary Feagley and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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