As he makes his way into the forest, "Brown seems in the grip of some compulsion over which he lacks control" (Kimbel). Once he enters the depths of his conscience, he judges his perceptions, and this makes it harder for him to submerge with these same perceptions in tact. The devil confuses Goodman Brown's judgement in this story and ultimately after his journey, Goodman Brown will see everything in a new light. His journey "transforms him from a trusting man into a doubty, despairing, and gloomy husband, neighbor, and townsman" (Mott). When Goodman Brown starts his journey, he is symbolically leaving behind his wife and his faith in his religion. There are two things he is consciously aware of, until ironically after his journey. The faith Goodman Brown has in his wife and religion, however, are the only town things that temporarly hold him back from his journey. ""Faith kept me back a while,"" he replies to the traveler, the devil, in the forest (Hawthorne 1208). The devil ignores him and says, ""Come, Goodman Brown, this is a dull pace for the beginning of the journey"" (Hawthorne 1208). He is in Goodman Brown's conscience, telling him to take this journey and test his faith. He wants Goodman Brown to ignore his religious faith and his wife, and continue on his journey. The devil makes many characters appear on the path, who have aided in forming the perceptions that Goodman Brown hold. "The appearance of Goody, Cloyse [as] as witch seems to force from Brown's mind his decision to stop the journey" (Rohrberger 44). Almost every religious acquaintance of Goodman Brown is seen on his journey, as well as his wife. The devil continues to make Goodman question his conscience, by altering the personalities of these people. They say thins to Goodman Brown, to make him question his beliefs and perceptions. His is hesitant in believing what he hear,s and says to the devil, ""my mind is make up.
In "Young Goodman Brown," there are many layers to read through. ... "Young Goodman Brown," is a symbol in the story. ... In addition, "Goodman" suggests his self-righteousness, thinking he is a "Goodman." ... Goodman Brown's desire to journey without Faith leads to her sacrifice. ... Also, pink means the blend of sin and purity in Goodman's faith. ...
Goodman comes across a man seated at the foot of an old tree. The man stands and walks onward side by side with Goodman. ... This is the first instance when Goodman hears of such a thing. ... Goodman lives out the rest of his life with misery and distrust. ... Goodman Brown was tempted with evil. ...
"Young Goodman Brown" is said to be one of Hawthorne's best short stories. ... Goodman Brown's wife, Faith, represents his faith in God or a higher power. ... She represented a betrayal in Goodman's beliefs. ... Goodman's companion stated that he had taken this walk with relatives of Goodman, such as his father and grandfather. ... Goodman realized that things aren't always what they seem. ...
In "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown breaks apart after he realizes that not everything is perfect and neither is he, after he takes a journey and meets the devil. I This story uses allegory by the names Faith and Young Goodman Brown 1. ... Young Goodman Brown 3. ... Young Goodman Brown and Devil Hawthorne uses the name "Young Goodman Brown" as a symbol in the story. ... The name Young Goodman Brown symbolizes the average untainted man. ...
It was through his short story "Young Goodman Brown" that Hawthorne uses it to explain Young Goodman Brown's excessive pride. ... Goodman Brown let his wife down because of his journey. ... The Devil leads Goodman Brown down a "dreary road" that made Goodman Brown skeptical. ... Goodman Brown is so angry that he challenges evil. ... Goodman Brown steps forward and does not have the power to stop. ...
As Goodman Brown and the old man continue walking, the old man offers Goodman Brown the staff and tells him that it will help him walk faster. ... Since Goodman Brown is Christian, he repels evil and since the staff represents evil, Goodman Brown cannot tolerate touching it. ... However, Goodman Brown does not want to explain why he is with the old man and where he is going, so Goodman Brown hides in the woods. ... Goodman Brown is shocked and yells, "Faith! ... Goodman Brown does not say hello to her. ...
This tells us that Goodman Brown is not particularly old of age. 2. The protagonist is Goodman Brown. Hawthorne does not characterize Goodman Brown by his physical appereance. ... Goodman Brown's fellow-traveler tries to pull over young Goodman Brown to the dark and evil side symbollically by offering Goodman Brown his staff because Goodman is "so soon weary". ... I think that the author's tone towards the protagonist, Goodman Brown, is somewhat neutral. ...
He (the figure) was an older man, which resembled Goodman Brown. ... Goodman Brown is surprised at the tales that he is hearing. ... Next, Goodman Brown is exposed to the evil in his religion. ... This is where Goodman lost much of his faith. ... Goodman Brown was very fond of his wife. ...
