Transgressions In Toni Morrison's The Adventures Of Alcina

“Of course, any knowledge of the girls transgressions by the village leaders would be dealt with swift punishment for all involved, and it ultimately did. “But as time passed, Abellona, Emma, and the other girls continued on visiting Alcina out in the forest, and only after having been caught doing so did they admit to having really grown fond of her. They eventually even confessed to Alcina having taught them many things about the forest, for she truly was a very knowledgeable woman and had been at one point a much respected member of their village community. “As the girls continued visiting Alcina, one day a village boy by the name of, Simon Gay, who was widely known in the village for being somewhat of a peeping Tom, followed Abellona and her friends into the forest as he spied on them. From his hiding spot perched up in a tree he saw the girls with Alcina, and he watched as they dance and played in the forest with her like they were suddenly possessed—under Alcina’s power somehow. Simon then took what he saw back to the village where he then informed the elders of what he had seen. “The villagers set off at once to find their children, but when they had arrived at Alcina’s cabin, they only found Abellona and Emma Barrett still there, for the others had left for home mere moments before the villagers had found
“It wasn’t Emma because she’d been locked in the shed with her. The visitor was, Victoria Barrett, Emma’s sister.” Terra then opened the book to a page which contained an etching of a family photo consisting of Victoria, Emma, and their parents. “Victoria had visited both Abellona and her sister in the middle of the night and had informed them that the villagers had executed Alcina by fire that evening and were planning on doing the same to the two of them at first sun up if they didn’t