The novel The Scarlet Letter, The Ministers Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown all unite upon this common thread. ... Goodman Brown is not evil in a traditional sense, but he still hides his transgression. ... This quote contrasts a situation found in Young Goodman Brown. ... Two places where this is expressed include the final paragraph of Young Goodman Brown and an instance found just a few pages into The Ministers Black Veil. ... His novels The Scarlet letter, and his short stories Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil all unite with similar themes as Hawthorne examines hu...

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The study of his family from the establishment of the Bay Colony to the Second Great Awakening of his own time parallels the issues brought forth in "Young Goodman Brown"(McCabe). Hawthorne sets "Young Goodman Brown" in somewhat of a context of Puritan rigidity and self-doubt to allow his contemporary readers to see the consequences of such a system of belief. ... As a Puritan Young Goodman Brown sought a true conversion experience (McCabe). ... Hawthorne portrayed this in the story of "Young Goodman Brown." ... "Young Goodman Brown." ...

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