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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown is a short story taking place during the salem witch trials about the titular character and his unknown errand that brought him into the forest. This is where he meets a traveler that brings him further in‚ and tempts him to go to a witch gathering. He goes after he sees a sign of his wife being nearby. After he almost gets marked‚ he leaves and passes out‚ then comes back to town in a new state of mind that affects him for the rest of his life. The allegory

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”: Analysis The short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the journey and maturation of the protagonist Goodman Brown in Salem‚ Massachusetts during the 1800s. Through this journey‚ he is accompanied by an evil character who is portrayed as the devil himself. Together‚ Goodman Brown begins to question his faith as the devil shows him the true nature of the people whom he loved and cared about. The events of this

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    Oftentimes‚ the search for profit leads to corruption and eventual failure. When Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” the United States was going through a period of rapid expansion. Washington Irving saw how competition for power and wealth was causing widespread corruption. Irving supported Romanticism‚ which instead promoted hard work and honesty to achieve success. Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker” based in Romantic ideals as a cautionary tale of corruption in early 19th century society. Irving

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    Journal Questions – Hawthorne “Young Goodman Brown” and “My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux” are stories of young men on journeys that are both real and allegorical. I have found that studying the two together can be helpful in gaining a better understanding of Hawthorne. To lighten your writing load‚ I am only requiring that you answer ONE set of questions; however‚ I want you to conclude your writing assignment with a paragraph that compares/contrasts the two stories. Your directions are to

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    Summer Alabsa Mrs. Tanguis English III-3 1 December 2014 “The Devil and Tom Walker” 1) The narrator uses specific details to explain how Tom Walker and his wife “were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.” The narrator notes that “many and fierce were the conflicts that took place about what ought to have been common property.” The narrator describes Tom Walker’s wife as “a tall termagant‚ fierce of temper‚ loud of tongue‚ and strong of arm. Her voice was often heard in wordy warfare

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    Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown” the author retells the Adam and Eve story a twist. The temptation of evil and the search for knowledge are evident in "Young Goodman Brown." However‚ Hawthorne’s biblical references to Adam and Eve‚ are inverted.. Young Goodman Brown plays the Eve role. Despite Fairth‚ his wife‚ begging him to stay with her‚ Brown walks into the forest at dusk. He is tempted by an old man carrying a walking stick like a "serpent’s tail" (Hawthorne 271). The man admonished Brown for being

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    What is the setting of “The Devil and Tom Walker?”  C) A forest near Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ circa 1727  2. Tom Walker might be described as  D) stingy and cruel but courageous.  3. Tom Walker’s wife is best described as  A) generous and much loved by her neighbors.  B) kind toward her husband‚ but cruel to others.  C) yearning for companionship.  D) fierce shrew‚ always nagging and yelling.  4. In “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” the woods are used to symbolize  A) evil.  B) goodness

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    Goodman Brown was so deeply shaken by just the thought that the good Christians he attended church with on Sunday‚ could really be consorting with the devil. Goodman Brown was in a state of disbelief when his traveling companion told him that his father and grandfather‚ whom Goodman Brown had described as “honest men and good Christians” were also acquaintances of his. “My father never went into the woods on such an errand‚ nor his father before him” he had been sure of. However‚ the breaking point

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    destruction behind the damned soul. In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ Tom Walker sells his soul to “Old Scratch” (the Devil) as a means of receiving Pirate Kidd’s lost treasure that will fulfill his greedy lust of money. He is so consumed with greed that not only does he refuse to share basic sustenance with his wife earlier in the story‚ and he also volunteers to more than the devil asks of him. For example: Devil:

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    The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ shows us that greed and hypocrisy will only haunt you in the end. The story takes place in New England in the late 1700’s. The narrator tells a story about a man’s encounter with the devil or “Old Scratch”. While most people don’t believe the wild story‚ the narrator swears that the story is indeed true. A local legend says that there is buried treasure located in a grove on the outskirts of Boston. The legend states

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