Man In Black Suit And Goodman Brown
A Devil of a Homework Assignment- Eng 2130
Answer the questions below in complete, well developed responses.
Questions for “The Man in the Black Suit”
1. How does the story’s frame work on the reader (Gary begins telling the story as an old man, flashes back to his youth, and ends as an old man again)?
The framework was easy for me to follow along with, it was easy for me to understand that Gary was telling a story from his childhood as an old man.
2. What is the devil’s goal?
The devils goal is to use trickery and tell lies to Gary in order to convince him to not want to live. The devil tells him his mother is dead so that was he is convinced to give up which will make it easier for the devil to eat him.
3. What is symbolic in the story?
One thing stood out to me in the story, when Loretta was dying, the dog, Candy Bill licked away her tears. To me it symbolizes emotion and comfort for the one who was in need.
Questions for “Young Goodman Brown”
1. Look for the presence of surrealism in the story. What is the effect of the surrealism on the overall interpretation?
To me, the presence of surrealism in this short story might be the secret meetings, the frightening sounds he hears from the woods, also Goodman honestly thinks he met the Devil. I think the effect of the surrealialism overall makes it a little bit confusing to recognize the difference of good and evil for me. I think not one person is absolutely good and none is absolutely evil. So it’s kind of difficult to grasp for example someone as pure and Godly as Faith can be corrupted to an evil person.
2. Discuss what you think of Faith. How long have they been married? What could she symbolize? Why does the narrator keep mentioning her pink ribbons?
From reading Young Goodman Brown; Faith seems to be a pure hearted woman in the beginning. As he name suggests she seems to be a faithful religious woman, just worried about her husband going away. If he is leaving her behind means maybe she takes
Answer the questions below in complete, well developed responses.
Questions for “The Man in the Black Suit”
1. How does the story’s frame work on the reader (Gary begins telling the story as an old man, flashes back to his youth, and ends as an old man again)?
The framework was easy for me to follow along with, it was easy for me to understand that Gary was telling a story from his childhood as an old man.
2. What is the devil’s goal?
The devils goal is to use trickery and tell lies to Gary in order to convince him to not want to live. The devil tells him his mother is dead so that was he is convinced to give up which will make it easier for the devil to eat him.
3. What is symbolic in the story?
One thing stood out to me in the story, when Loretta was dying, the dog, Candy Bill licked away her tears. To me it symbolizes emotion and comfort for the one who was in need.
Questions for “Young Goodman Brown”
1. Look for the presence of surrealism in the story. What is the effect of the surrealism on the overall interpretation?
To me, the presence of surrealism in this short story might be the secret meetings, the frightening sounds he hears from the woods, also Goodman honestly thinks he met the Devil. I think the effect of the surrealialism overall makes it a little bit confusing to recognize the difference of good and evil for me. I think not one person is absolutely good and none is absolutely evil. So it’s kind of difficult to grasp for example someone as pure and Godly as Faith can be corrupted to an evil person.
2. Discuss what you think of Faith. How long have they been married? What could she symbolize? Why does the narrator keep mentioning her pink ribbons?
From reading Young Goodman Brown; Faith seems to be a pure hearted woman in the beginning. As he name suggests she seems to be a faithful religious woman, just worried about her husband going away. If he is leaving her behind means maybe she takes