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Loss Of Innocence In Hawthorne's The Young Goodman Brown
The Young Goodman Brown the theme of the story is the loss of innocence. “A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man did he become from the night of that fearful dream.” Symbolism helps him find out a lot of things.
The day Goodman Brown starts his journey to the forest is the day he starts realizing a lot of things. “He had taken a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest.” The forest was gloomy. Goodman was afraid of what could be behind every tree. By having a scary setting like the forest it gives the story a freighting mood. The menacing forest is also a clue that Goodman is up to wicked things.
Goodman’s lovely wife, Faith, is someone who means a lot to Goodman. “And what calm sleep
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