What is the theme in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde?

The novel's primary thematic concern is oppression. an exploration of the many facets, manifestations and effects of oppression. The narrative includes examples of oppression based on race (white oppression of blacks), gender (male oppression of female) and faith (Christian oppression of non-Christian), all of which, in the book's essential perspective, are grounded in a desire for power and control as well as in narrow-minded judgment. There is the strong sense that the book's portrayals of individual suffering under such oppression (experienced most intensely by Tituba, Hester and Cohen.