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    Allegory of “Young Goodman Brown” The story‚ “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne has a lot of allegories. It is a moral story that is told through the corruption of a religious person. Goodman Brown is a Puritan minister who lets his pride and belief in himself interfere with his relations with the community after he meets with the devil‚ which causes him to live the life of not knowing who to trust or believe in his own community. In the beginning when Faith‚ Brown ’s wife‚ asks him

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    Some major themes of Nathaniel Hawthorne used in Young Goodman Brown were that everyone has their own walk with the devil‚ some choose to continue on their walk of temptation and others choose to keep on the right path. Also‚ he symbolically expresses that men need to hold on to their faith. Both of these themes can apply in life everywhere‚ everyone has a secret. When Goodman Brown chooses to take his walk with the devil he does it purely out of curiosity. During his walk he encounters people from

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    Romanticism and "Young Goodman Brown" Romanticism was a literary movement that occurred in the late eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century which shifted the focus of literature from puritan works‚ to works which revolved around imagination‚ the beauty of nature‚ the individual‚ and the value of emotion over intellect. The ideas of the movement were quite revolutionary as earlier literature was inhibited by the need to focus on society and the rational world it effected. Romanticism allowed

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story "Young Goodman Brown" is an excellent example of an allegory. Allegories use events‚ characters or symbolism as a bizarre or abstract representation of ideas in the story‚ and throughout "Young Goodman Brown"‚ Hawthorne uses a heavy amount of symbolism‚ as well as his characters and the events of the story line to develop a religious allegory. A large symbolic role is played by protagonist Goodman Brown’s wife‚ Faith. Also‚ the main event in the short story‚ Brown’s

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    The Consequences of Puritan Depravity and Distrust as Historical Context for Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown" Puritan doctrine taught that all men are totally depraved and require constant self-examination to see that they are sinners and unworthy of God’s Grace. Because man had broken the Covenant of Works when Adam had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge‚ God offered a new covenant to Abraham’s people which held that election to Heaven was merely a possibility. In the Puritan religion‚ believers

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    The Downfall Of Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne was a descendant of Puritan immigrants who dedicated his life to writing. It was through his short story "Young Goodman Brown" that Hawthorne uses it to explain Young Goodman Brown ’s excessive pride. This excessive pride interferes with the relationship of his wife Faith and the community‚ which ultimately causes Young Goodman Brown ’s downfall. "Young Goodman Brown" sets up his journey that his wife asks him to "pr ’y thee‚ put off your

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    the best of someone‚ or heard the age old saying curiosity killed the cat? In the story Young Goodman Brown‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates this perfectly by showing just what happens when you start to question those around you. Young Goodman Brown represents an allegory by using religious imagery‚ character names‚ and struggles between good and evil. For example‚ the main characters’ names‚ Young Goodman Brown and Faith‚ could symbolize the innocence of youth and how temptations are always lurking

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    Symbolically Speaking: Symbolism in Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown" 	Symbolism‚ something that figuratively represents something else‚ is prominent in many literary works. One piece of literature that stands out as a perfect example of symbolism is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown." This story is completely symbolic‚ and provides a good example of an allegory‚ or a story in which concrete items or characters represent abstract ideas. Hawthorne uses both objects and people

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    TUE78 Prof. Grace Ma Paper 3: Young Goodman Brown 08 Jan 2013 Delusion In the darkness of night‚ newly-wed Goodman Brown‚ resident of Salem Village‚ has a dark and ominous experience of the Powers of Evil‚ which are very terrifying. Unable to transcend the paradoxes of his life‚ as he experienced it‚ he lives out the rest of his days in deepest gloom. The story may be read in several ways. The ambiguities of the narrative make it possible to consider Goodman Brown experience as an unholy dream

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    the story “Young Goodman Brown” lead us to believe that he is merely dreaming. The fact is that Young Goodman Brown does have a life changing experience

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