What are the motifs in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde?

Birth, death and rebirth are recurring ideas in the book. The novel both begins and ends with birth - specifically, with that of Tituba and that of her surrogate, spiritual child (Samantha). In between, many of its incidents can be seen as either literal or metaphoric representations of what might be described as the inevitable cycle, of birth, death and rebirth.