“Young Goodman Brown” Group Questions 1. A) The old man that Brown meets on the road is really the devil. The devil appears on the road because it is a path of sin. His staff is a writhing snake that cannot be determined to be alive or not. B) The words used to describe the devil said that he is an older man about the age of Goodman Brown. Both the devil and Brown have the same general appearance. This signifies that the devil and Brown are not too far off from each other in their ways. 2. A) The
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makes the entire artwork so it’s interesting that something so simple can be such a clever‚ great piece of art. Oppenheim was a member of the Surrealist movement of the 1920s along with other artists such as Luis Bünuel‚ Marcel Duchamp‚ and Max Ernst. Her large involvement in the movement is likely what brought on the idea of the Object for Oppenheim. The aim of the movement was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality." It’s related to a theatrical form of cubism
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In response to essay question 1 involving narrative construction and style‚ The Merry Widow (Ernst Lubitsch‚ 1934) is constructed using both the classic Hollywood film and the American film musical structure. Due to its familiarity‚ the style of such films goes relatively unnoticed‚ although within the veranda scene depicting Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) and Madam Sonya’s (Jeanette McDonald) first encounter‚ stylistic features and narrative construction are quite overt. The musical genre of
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Joan Didion had messed up on a job and had nothing to do since. So on the cold spring of 1967‚ she decided to go to San Francisco‚ where her essay Slouching Towards Bethlehem takes place. San Francisco is a place where there are full of hippies. In her essay‚ she illustrates the detailed encounters with the hippies and portrays their personalities and lifestyles. Although Joan Didion describes the hippies as immature‚ she also feels pity for their situation at the same time. Didion expresses that
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"Young Goodman Brown:" A Character Analysis of the Female Characters Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s short story‚ "Young Goodman Brown‚" was written in 1835. It "is known for being one of literature ’s most gripping portrayals of seventeenth-century Puritan society" (Napierkowski). Hawthorne ’s use of symbols throughout the story illustrates the Puritan beliefs‚ and his female characters are wonderful examples of some of his symbolism and represent the nineteenth-century women ’s stereotypes. The
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During his experience in the forest‚ Goodman Brown begins to understand fully that his community is full of hypocrisy‚ which leads him to being distrustful to those around him. This is because his search for spiritual enlightenment leads him to lose his faith in God. What’s more‚ his nighttime journey forces him to question the devil’s existence in the darkness that he finds himself. In addition‚ he begins to understand that people use religion to hide their evil deeds. Such is the case he associates
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Goodman Brown is a faithful Christian until he begins to go on a journey to find his spiritual path. We are lead to believe that he arranges a meeting with the devil‚ by the devil later stating that Goodman is late. His wife‚ Faith‚ also a metaphor for his relationship with God test him and keeps him back from his journey for a small time. When Goodman enters the woods‚ they imminently close behind him‚ indicating that there is no return and he must finish his journey. He is soon surprised by an
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Pool of Issue Topics 4. Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position‚ be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position. (+) scandals focus public’s attention on problems Poisonous milk scandal in China: melamine Vedan environmental
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Aubree Beagle It was mid-winter in Salisbury‚ Vermont‚ 1956. The snow was starting to fall fast and the wind was picking up speed. “Father said that this was going to be the winter that comes back to bite us in the butt.” Said Ivy. Aubree had agreed with Ivy’s father‚ the winters here are always dreadful but the massive cold front from Canada would cause a record breaking winter in Salisbury. The two arrived to the small one story house. Three people lived with Ivy. John‚ Ivy’s older brother‚ Edward
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author still gets his point across while using the elements that are shown throughout the story. This short story deserves literary merit because it achieves its central purpose. Which is to inform the reader further on the theme. The short story‚ “Young Goodman Brown” achieves literary merit as a piece of literary fiction because the use of symbolism‚ allegory‚ and irony support Hawthorne’s theme which is the loss of innocence is inevitable because everyone sins. The story successfully conveys the
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