1. “Young Goodman Brown” is an allegory (symbolic narrative). What do the following represent?
Young Goodman Brown – He represents an innocent and good man. He goes from an average man to a changed, more intelligent man. He gains knowledge of good and evil.
Faith – Young Goodman Brown’s faith and trust in society
The Elderly Traveller/Fellow-Traveller – evil, the devil, temptation, knowledge of everyone’s sin
Goody Cloyse – His past faith, hypocrisy, corruption. In town, people pretend to be good but they are actually evil
The Ceremony – a religious ceremony, a test, an initiation
The Pink Ribbon – his losing faith
Young Goodman Brown’s Journey – life, the change of life
2. Identify the following for “Young Goodman Brown”:
Life Life changes your outlook on the world Symbols
“Well, she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I'll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven.''
``There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil; for to thee is this world given.''
“A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man did he become from the night of that fearful dream.”
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