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    Rip Van Winkle

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    The characters in Rip Van Winkle and Young Goodman Brown written respectively by Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne leave their individual communities and return with radically different perspectives (of their current lives) that change their attitudes and way of life in the remaining of their lives. Both stories are set in early American villages‚ Young Goodman Brown takes place in the 1700’s New England puritan settlement while Rip Van Winkle takes place over 100 years later in an English

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    The Experiences

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    Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown.” The two narratives tell a tale of a man making his own choices in life; however the choices are bleak and the consequences of each choice in the two stories result in a disheartening and questionable resolution. Tone and theme play a critical role in Carl Dennis’‚ “The God Who Loves You‚” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown‚” each portrays parts of life and experiences one may encounter. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Good Man Brown”‚ depicts Goodman Brown‚ a

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    INTRODUCTION Young Goodman Brown is one of the best short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne written in 17th century. It dwells on the depravity of mankind even on those who are born in a state of grace. Also his grandfather John Hathorne is one of those slayers in Salem Witch Trials. He changes his surname as he is ashamed of what his ancestors have done and wants to hide this relation. Hawthorne addresses the puritan and calvinist belief by showing the characteristics of the damned people of his time

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    Id and Superego in “Young Goodman Brown” According to Sigmund Freud‚ there are three psychological forces exerting influence over the human mind. These are consisted with the id‚ the super-ego and the ego. The id is the part of the unconscious mind where people’s basic needs about pleasure or irrational wishing and the super-ego is the part of the mind that forms moral standards. The ego makes balance of the id and the super-ego. In Hawthorne’s story ‘Young Goodman Brown’‚ the Brown’s journey

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    Good Vs Evil

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    evil is a classic theme often found in literature. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by O’Connor and “Young Goodman Brown” by Hawthorne‚ the authors focus on this theme to unravel their plots. O’Connor uses the grandmother and a thief‚ The Misfit‚ to compare and contrast the good and evil in people. On the other hand‚ Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown‚” uses the main character‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ and his journey from being a respected man to being summoned by the devil. Both authors use their main

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    achieve my goals‚ and I don’t become wealthy from my propositions in life‚ am I defined as unsuccessful? I believe from a dictionaries point of view‚ that would be true. Similarly‚ in the topics mentioned in the two articles‚ “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman and “The Sweet

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    shadow side to himself. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story "Young Goodman Brown" displays a protagonist’s archetypal journey to the discovery of evil in mankind. Hawthorne’s use of the threshold motif depicts the archetypal struggle between good and evil and the inevitable loss of innocence. Set in the Puritan age‚ Goodman Brown embarks on a voyage into the dark forest where he uncovers the evil in everyday society. Prophetically‚ Goodman Brown begins his trip at sunset in the streets of Salem‚ Massachusetts

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    an argument from the author on how you are supposed to behave. The story discusses the issue in modern society with the relationship of the television. Both texts are strong cases on the way people are supposed to act. In Primal Screen‚ by Ellen Goodman‚ the makes a stand on the effects of television in modern society. In the story‚ the family drawn in by the television have no communication whilst the t.v. is on. They only have words to speak to each other during the commercial breaks. The t.v.

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    Analysis

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    In this story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ young Goodman Brown is on a journey of self discovery‚ exploring his spiritual beliefs. A walk through the forest at midnight becomes the focal point of the story of young Goodman Brown‚ detailing his thoughts and feelings of Satan‚ investigating how to resist Satan’s evil effects on his life and those he loves (Hawthorne‚ 1835). At the end of the story of young Goodman Brown he is described as a bitter‚ mean distrustful man and spouse‚ we will probe

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    are many aspects on this subject to potentially debate‚ a couple in particular will be addressed utilizing what is known of two authors; Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ employing their literary works‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Young Goodman Brown‚” it can be concluded that people are susceptible to evil and/or evil acts for a myriad of reasons. This conclusion is based independently on these two stories as they were expressed during their time. Edgar Allen Poe’s story of Montresor

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