Nathaniel Hawthorne often uses symbolism and allegory in his stories. Young Goodman Brown is one story of his that stands out to me with his use of symbolism and allegory. Hawthorne uses symbolism in this story to show us a young man who struggles with the ideas of “good” and “evil”. There are very many examples of symbolism in the story ranging from the names of the characters to Goodman’s journey through the forest. One of the first allegorical devices that Hawthorne uses in Young Goodman Brown is the names of the characters, specifically, Young Goodman Brown and Faith, his wife.
After his journey was over he started to question everything around that he once believed in. He questioned, people he once trusted, puritan leaders, his wife, and he questioned himself even more. If Goodman Brown would have listened to his faith then he would not be hallucinating. • Explanation: I
In two of Hawthorne's pieces of literature, "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Birthmark," there are many similarities and differences in the way they are written and the messages they convey to the reader. A major theme found in both "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Birthmark" is the conflict between good and evil. This theme is found in "Young Goodman Brown" in a rather direct way. Goodman Brown is attracted by the devil, and he tries to battle it by clinging on to the only hope he has, faith. This is an obvious conflict between good and evil, as a man has to make his decision regarding which way to follow, and both paths have elements which attract the person to following them.
This essay will compare and contrast both of these types of literature. Literary fiction is considered to be anything that illuminates some significant aspect of human life, or behaviour with genuine originality and power. It is written by someone with serious artistic intentions who hopes to broaden, deepen, and sharpen the reader’s awareness of life. An example of literary fiction is the short story titled The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. Ernest Hemingway wrote this story to give insight into the overcoming of fear and the growth into manhood that many men deal with in life.
The first way it is used is Young Goodman Brown wife’s name, and also used to portray his faith in God. As Young Goodman Brown approaches the old man in the forest he is asked why he is late and Goodman Brown responds with “Faith kept me
Her brother even used “Joan’s husband” as a character emotionally separated from her family to describe her husband, reinforcing the cleft between two families. “My husband likes my family but is uneasy in their house, because once there I fall into their ways, which are difficult, oblique, deliberately inarticulate, not my husband’s way”(Didion 1) shows not only her own experience of family segmentation, but also reflects the current situation
Joyce’s first glimpse of the relationship between Eveline and her father, we find that she lives in the past through hanging onto somewhat of decent memories. This unveils that Eveline struggles with the relationship she has with her father and that the only thing that keeps her going is these treasured memories. She loves her father but she is afraid of him. It symbolizes paralysis because she is unable to move on from that position because of fear. She is stuck in the past and is not moving from there.
Another characteristic of President Lincoln’s leadership style was that he displayed good moral character. He was honest, fair, sincere and trust worthy. Those who worked under him knew that they could trust President Lincoln because he was consistently fair and was fair and decent both when congratulating and disciplining his subordinates. Another leadership quality that Lincoln possessed that leaders should incorporate into their practices is to set goals and be result-oriented. Setting goals give followers a common end to work towards.
Although various readers may have different outlooks on the allegories presented in “Young Goodman Brown” by Hawthorne, it is clear that there is one condescending message that this story is conveying. Young Goodman Brown is an allegory of a young man grappling with his spirituality and a constant clash between his beliefs of whether to stay good of give into the temptation of sin. Hawthorne used different colors, characters, and even settings to display this message. The setting of this story takes place in Salem. Salem is important in understanding this story because at that time, the town of Salem was ingested in the controversy of the Salem witch trials.
My husband was neutral about them leaving home and though I knew this was the natural progression of life I felt myself presenting him because he didn’t understand and share my feelings. It had a great effect on our marriage. I found that the transition from being a wife and mother to basically just a wife difficult to make. Instead of join us closer, a chasm develop between us that was difficult to breach. No matter what my husband tried I just cannot shake the sense of loss.