Whether it be a novel or a short story, Hawthorne writes about individuals who suffer from inner conflicts caused by sin, pride, untested innocence and hidden guilt. ... The short story "Young Goodman Brown" was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1835. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this stereotype when naming the main female character in this story "Faith." ... Nathaniel Hawthorne used "pink ribbons" as a symbol to portray this characteristic throughout the entirety of the story. ... The short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts how women are portrayed before and after...

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However in the short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe writes in the first person point of view from the perspective of Montresor, the diabolic narrator of this tale, who vowed revenge against Fortunato and has developed the perfect plan for retribution, only lacking the cooperation of Fortunato. ... The character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story is not content with the community that he lives in. ... The devil playing in "The Cask of Amontillado" is the narrator of this story. ... Dramatic irony is when the reader perceives something that a character in the story does no...

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Hawthorne's short stories both focus on distrust of the community, be it the community expressing misgivings about the protagonist, or vice versa. ... This idea is shown across many of Hawthorne's stories. ... 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 human interactions relating to punishment, religion and community....

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In this short story "Young Goodman Brown,"" Nathaniel Hawthorne creates an image of innocence compromised in the face of the evil of the world. ... At the beginning of the story Goodman Brown is portrayed as a well respected and god fairing man. ... There are many examples in the story of this conflict. ... There are various quotes throughout the story where Goodman turns to the faith of Christianity. ... This conflict is the theme of the story, and reflects on the society of the time. ...

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Hawthorne concentrated on mastering novels, short stories and children's classics. ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Artist of the Beautiful," the main character Owen Warland struggles with the reality that beauty is an unattainable possession which can only be possessed when one has faith. Owen goes through many emotions throughout the story which reveal what beauty is to him. ... It seems, "only a writer as painfully aware as Hawthorne was of the dangers by which the artist is beset could have been so scrupulously fair in his presentation of the opposing forces in thi...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," the common theme of pride were presented throughout these stories. ... All of the stories illustrated the character's desire for power over others and the consequences brought as a result of power. ... At the end of the story Nathaniel Hawthorne shows that sin had a positive affect on Hester when she returns to Boston, even though she does not have to do so. ... Hawthorne portrayed this in the story of "Young Goodman Brown." ... He set many stories against ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," the common theme of pride were presented throughout these stories. ... All of the stories illustrated the character's desire for power over others and the consequences brought as a result of power. ... At the end of the story Nathaniel Hawthorne shows that sin had a positive affect on Hester when she returns to Boston, even though she does not have to do so. ... Hawthorne portrayed this in the story of "Young Goodman Brown." ... He set many stories against ...

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Another story where secrets are prevalent is The Birthmark. In this story a scientist is put to a moral test. ... "His short story, "A Rose for Emily" has been said to be his best work because of the well thought out and meticulous structure it is written in (Floyd C 508)." Watkins first published "The Structure of "A Rose for Emily"" through the Johns Hopkins University Press and discussed the genius breakdown of the structure of this short story. ... Everyone has a neighbor that raises suspicion and this story fed into that curiosity. ...

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Hawthorne's profound short story is a pilgrimage to revelation for one devout Christian man; the idea that mankind, being himself, is not without sin and far from saintly perfection. ... Hawthorne's usage of allegory and symbolism in this story shows how perilous excessive pride, moral superiority, and religious zealotry can be to one's mortal existence. ... There is mention of them throughout the story. ... "In place of the needed capacity for both love and hate or, in the terms of the story, both evil and good, he develops only a great fear of moral maturity and of the kno...

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By the second of such scenes, the story is in the middle of its development, and the guilt of Arthur Dimmesdale has fully developed. ... The first scaffold scene establishes the root for all further development of the stories central characters. ... In the final scaffold scene, the story comes to a close. ... We well understand at this point in the story that the physician has grown dependent on the satisfaction he gains from Dimmesdale's suffering. ... A short time after the confession, we later learn, Chillingworth's " strength and energy "all his vital and intellectual...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Young Goodman Brown," a Christian named Goodman Brown attempts to meet the devil by taking a trip into forest during the night. ... Hence, Hawthorne purposely named the village after the colonial town Salem to convey the importance of evil in the story. ... Hawthorne mentions Faith's pink ribbon several times at the beginning of the story, connecting Faith's character with youthfulness and contentment. ... She is wearing her pink ribbon again, which suggests her return to the figure of innocence and happiness presented at the begi...

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" Hawthorne begins by alluding to the belief in total depravity in this short story when Goodman Brown sees Goody Cloyse in the forest and is reminded of the Puritan catechism. ... Hawthorne clearly exposes this destruction in Brown's spiritual isolation at the end of the story. This spiritual isolation occurs after the most important scene in this story: Brown's encounter with sinners in the forest. ... Hawthorne claims this sympathy as a truth, for reality in Hawthorne's stories are often represented through dreams, which in this case is Brown's encounter in the for...

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All of his stories are those of persons whom some crime, or misunderstood virtue, or misfortune, has set by themselves, or in a worse companionship of solitude (Symons 1597). ... Hawthorne teaches us many lessons throughout the story. ... It also teaches us that the best man, and the worst man alike must fall infinitely short of perfection. ...

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Hawthorne developed his talents as a writer by his short fiction works and other novels including "The House of the Seven Gables" and "The Marble Faun" (The American Novel). ... Even though the people in the story did not actually exist, their experiences were based upon history and the way Puritans perceived others in that kind of situation. ... Hawthorne had the ability to narrate a story that helped explain events that actually happened in history. ...

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Poe, well known today for his poetry and short stories, such as "The Pit and the Pendulum", is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern detective story. He often wrote horror stories and psychological thrillers, while at the same time exploring the human mind and individual emotions. ...

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But he leaped across the plashy places, thrust himself through the clinging underbrush, climbed the ascent, plunged into the hollow, and overcame, in short, all the difficulties of the track, with an unweariable activity that astonished him. ... Throughout this story, the character of Reverend Mr. ...

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Beauty Lies Within What makes a woman beautiful? Is it her eyes, her smile, her hair, her body? Yes, all of these factors contribute to beauty, but beauty in its purest form is found in the heart, mind, and soul. Judging someone solely on looks is superficial. That would be comparable to judgi...

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