The thesis of Robert N. Linscott's Daily Life in Colonial Massachusetts develops upon the idea that people during colonial times establish a society that was similar to England's but allowed them to be self-serving and self-made. Linscott based this upon first person accounts of a person living in colonial Massachusetts. The article explains in grave detail about the lives and roles of each person in the colonial period. In addition, he explains the interaction colonial people have with their environment and the people around them. These interactions between the people established a social and cultural society.

Flaunters were persecuted severely for if anyone's income that did not exceed two hundred pounds could not wear jewelry. This law help cut down on poverty because it made the underclass people buy essentials. Witches were punished more severely than flaunters. The idea of witchcraft was more a social and cultural item...