Hawthorne's Use Of Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown
Beginning of paper
In short stories, I have learned that there is much more than what at first
meets the eye. Almost everything in the story has meaning. All I have to do
is try to find the hints and clues the writer drops and manage to put them
all together. I have to concentrate more than I ever have so that I can ....
Middle of paper
.... Brown's family has had
dealings with evil in the past; examples used are the Salem witch trials
and the killing of Indian non-combatants. This may be Hawthornes way of
dealing with guilt he might have felt over his own forbears' actions during
those times. Brown goes on to say that he could not bear the shame of
betraying his faith while the Devil is naming people known and respected by
Brown to try to show him that it wouldn't really be that bad if Brown
joined the witches' coven. When Good ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
