The birthmark represents the good component of the conflict and Aylmer represents the bad side. Aylmer is the bad one because he is trying to destroy and change something that has been created by nature. He is defying the rules of nature, and thus becomes
Similarly, both stories bring about an area of uncertainty, in which both main characters of the stories, Goodman Brown from “Young Goodman Brown” and Connie, from “Where are You Going, Were Have You Been?” are put in vulnerable positions. In “Young Goodman Brown”, Brown leaves his wife to complete a quick “errand” in the forest. There, he meets a man holding a suspicious stick with a snake illustration, looking, however; like an ordinary man. Brown classified this ordinary looking man as the devil shortly after the man asked him if he’d like to walk with the stick. Regardless, Brown did not return back to his home, to return to his wife, Faith, he continued to follow the old man.
He informs his wife he must set off into the forest to embark on a journey in which we are not told why. On his journey in the woods, Goodman Brown comes in contact with an eerie man who claims to have known Goodman's father and grandfather. Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the man as an evil looking man who displayed poor character, which raises Goodman's speculation of the an truly knowing his father and grandfather. The man and Goodman continue off into the forest, where they meet an elderly woman named Goody Cloyse. The woman confirms Goodman's suspicions of the old man as being an evil spirit and to which she lets him know that she is a witch herself.
In “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, warn their readers that evil uses deception to bring harm to the innocent. To convey this theme, Hawthorne and Poe use similar characters and tropology. Both authors use similar characters to make a vivid distinction between the innocent and the evil. They also use symbolism to portray that evil uses beguilement to bring harm to the good. In both short stories, the clear distinction between the good and the evil is portrayed through the use of similar characters.
Ultimately, the whole story of fear comes to confidence. If I am confident that what my audience thinks of me will be positive when presenting, then my nervousness will slowly fade away. Similarly, if the narrator in the story were to be confident that the motive of the pants was not to harm him/her, then the narrator would not have fear for the
The boy feels like he is carrying on the legacy of “the good guys.” This compels him to retain his moral center even when the father does not. Whenever the father and son come into contact with evil, the boy pleads with his father for mercy. The father and son’s experience with exile is essentially a synopsis of the theme of the book. Their journey through the living hell of the world is harrowing; filled with narrow escapes and brushes with the pervading evil. Throughout it all though they retain their hope, the only thing they have.
Shortly after he starts his journey, he meets with the mysterious traveler with a serpent on his staff. The traveler and Brown venture deeper into the forest and eventually meet with Goody Cloyse, who is revealed to be a witch. Brown and the traveler come across the deacon and minister of Brown’s hometown, discussing their love of “deviltry” and devil worship. Brown then hears the cry of his wife, Faith. This leads Brown to run through the forest searching for his beloved Faith, landing him in a meeting, where guilt, sin, and evil are worshiped.
In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Lee tells Cal that he has a choice to either remain a good-hearted boy or he can act maliciously like his mother, Cathy. Cal doesn’t need to grow up and be like Cathy just because her blood runs through his veins, but he can if he wanted to. Good and evil surround us no matter where we go. We meet people that are good for us and people that are bad for us, meaning that there are those that help us prosper and those that
From the start, Goodman Brown shows conceit, and up until the very end Brown pays the consequences for his weaknesses. Brown shows conceit when he leaves Faith, his wife, behind in order to test his own will to resist evil. Faith, of course, is a metaphor for Goodman Brown’s faith in humanity as a whole. Brown is willing to leave his faith behind for the mere test of his own will; his over-confidence is blatant at this point. Of course, Brown is able to make excuses, such as “…after this on night I’ll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven” , yet despite his excuses, the fact still remains-Brown is willing to give up his faith to test his will to resist temptation.
Gothic Horror stories are usually filled with horror, and romance, and mostly have interactions with paranormal events. Monkey’s Paw is situated in a rural area, which is sparsely populated, resulting in the occupants of that area being isolated from receiving any help if tragic events were to occur. This story begins like many horror tales, and from the very beginning the author makes clear that it is based on