The story of Young Goodman Brown's expedition with the devil becomes his disparaging revelation of human nature. In the beginning of the story Young Goodman Brown is faithful to the idea that the people he respects and loves remain pure and stray from sin. ... When Goodman Brown loses his faith he spins into madness and after his own maniacal rage he is wary of the evils others commit. ... Goodman Brown is weakened by their gossip and plunges into despair over the sanctity of everything he holds dear. ... Upon awakening from his vision Young Goodman Brown is a changed man wary of the poss...

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I will be discussing Hawthorne's themes of sin, guilt and punishment in Young Goodman Brown; and how they affect Goodman Brown throughout the story. ... The first sign of guilt is evident when Goodman Brown first sets off on his journey. ... At the end of the story, the only one punished is Goodman Brown. ... (Adams, 165) A state of moral uncertainty is Goodman Brown's punishment. In conclusion, Hawthorne's themes of sin, guilt, and punishment affect young Goodman Brown throughout the story. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Excessive Pride A Puritan, Goodman Brown meets the devil. He lets this essential element interfere with his relations with the community and begins to live a life of exile. The struggle of good and evil of Brown's faith is being tested. Young Goodman Brown bids farewell to his young wife Fa...

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• Grade Level: High School

This quote has a direct irony in correlation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of "Young Goodman Brown". ... Young Goodman Brown is an upstanding man in the community. ... "Young" symbolizes his youth and immaturity. ... When the devil does appear, Goodman Brown seems almost to have been expecting him. ... Goodman Brown never finds out if Faith resisted evil, or if the ceremony was just a dream. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In "The Birthmark" and "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne criticizes the Puritans' belief in the depravity of man to convey his notion that people are inherently flawed, so people must accept their own nature and others' flaws. ... Humanity's flawed nature also refers to people's spiritual imperfections and sins, which are clearly evident in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." 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 cat...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate