Young Goodman Brown By Nathaniel Hawthorne Lets Explore

Young Goodman Brown By Nathaniel Hawthorne Let’s Explore The Basic Nature Of Mankind, Shall We?

First, let’s define… Allegory: A representation of (abstract) concepts though concrete or material forms…

Major Characters Young Goodman Brown Faith The Old Man Goody Cloyse Deacon Gookin Forest Night

Symbols Pink Ribbons Walking Stick Townspeople

Themes Temptation Individual v. Society Guilt v. Innocence Good v. Evil

Notable Quotes… “Faith kept me back awhile, ” replied the young man. “With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the devil!” cried Goodman Brown. “My Faith is gone!” cried he, after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given. ” In truth, all through the haunted forest, there

The Fiend… The fiend in his own shape is less hideous, than when he rages in the breast of man. Evil is the nature of mankind. Evil must be your only happiness. Welcome, again, my children, to the communion of your race!”

A Little Verbal Jousting… Is the Basic Nature of Mankind…Good or Evil? Using The Things They Carried, House of Sand Fog, Young Goodman Brown, and (for honors) The Scarlet Letter…formulate your opinion and discuss. Support your thoughts with direct quotes and passages from the material at hand.