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    In The Swimmer and in Young Goodman Brown both Nathaniel Hawthorne and John Cheever wrote romantic literature dealing with the issues and value of common natural man in society. They both show symbolisms in colors through imagery and through everyday items‚ but overall their themes and motifs are completely different. In The Swimmer the main character Neddy Merril swims around pools down the river of Lucinda which “..was a pale shade of green.” (p20)The pale shade of green represents nature and

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    Young Goodman Brown” 1. No‚ the story is too complex. The symbolism‚ parallels‚ and motifs of the story can be interpreted differently from everyone who reads the story. Hawthorne will never give you the option of a tidy moral because all of his stories are too complex. 2. Goodman Brown is a young‚ good man with a very common last name. His name is significant in how he can be compared to every other young‚ good man. 3. The forest is very dark and dreary‚ with the gloomiest of trees

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    Kevin Chang Period 3 10/29/13 Young Goodman Brown 1. I think Brown experienced a real meeting with devil worshippers in the forest. However it seems that as the story progressed it was more likely to be a dream instead of a real experience. I reconsidered the meeting with actual devil worshippers because Goodman wasn’t sure if it was a dream‚ he even thought that it was a bad omen‚ and also if it had been real then there would’ve been more meetings throughout his life. 2. Evidence pointing

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    young goodman brown Young Goodman Brown ""Young Goodman Brown"" by Nathaniel Hawthorne contains much symbolism. The symbols take many forms from the setting to the characters. The symbols can be viewed as just part of the story line‚ but upon further thought they represent many different things. Faith‚ Brown’’s wife‚ is a symbol herself. When he says‚ ""My love and my Faith‚"" he is using his wife as a symbol and is really referring to his love and faith in God. He goes on

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    In both “Black Elk” and “Young Goodman Brown”‚ the main character’s beliefs are displayed through their perception on nature. Each story depicts separate cultures; Puritanism in “Young Goodman Brown” and the Native American culture demonstrated in “Black Elk”. The main difference between these two cultures revolves around the basic beliefs in which they are structured. The fundamental faith of Puritanism renders on the idea of the world’s continuous progression; whereas‚ the Native American viewpoint

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    The story of young goodman brown takes place in what was a very different time period in history. It takes places approximately in the early 1700’s when church god and faith was found in pretty much every household. This story contains a lot of religious aspects. Goodman browns wife is a very religious woman‚ as long as the rest of the entire community. When Goodman is walking through the forest on his journey‚ he meets a man‚ this man is dressed normally and looks quite normal. This man greets him

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    Young Goodman Brown”  I. Elements of Fiction  Analysis of plot in “Young Goodman Brown”    1. Why are members of Goodman Brown’s community such as Goody Cloyse‚ Deacon  Gookin‚ and the minister used to undermine his heavenly faith? In other words‚ why does the  “evil” demonstrated in Brown’s fellow community members create such a powerful conflict for  him and serve as such as significant plot complication?          2. Goodman Brown’s feeling of “brotherhood” with evil‚ the “sympathy of all that was 

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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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    Theme of “Young Goodman Brown” “Young Goodman Brown” was written by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ one of the most talented American novelists and storytellers of the Romantic Age. He was affected deeply by Puritanism and Mysticism so that he formed a suspicious attitude towards the world‚ just like in “Young Goodman Brown”. This story is really short but the content of the story is meaningful. Hawthorn has an allegory technique in fiction writing and shows a strong tendency toward symbolism. He uses the profound

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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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