They continue on the journey discussing Brown’s father and grandfather and how they came through the woods many times. While continuing their walk through the woods the second traveler is greeted by a woman from the Salem village ,“the devil (551)”. Goodman Brown recognizes the woman to be Goody Cloyse. She and the devil have a discussion about a witch recipe and the meeting that is being held later that night. Brown tried to remain faithful to his beliefs and cries out to the sky “ with heaven above , and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the devil (553) ”.
He leaves his house one night after dark and as he goes into the woods he “beheld the figure of a man, in grave and decent attire sitting at the foot of an old tree” (391). The man is said to look a lot like Goodman Brown, which could suggest that every person has the capacity to do evil. Hawthorne also implies that the Devil is an embodiment of all of the worst qualities of a man. As they walk through the woods Goodman Brown starts to see people that he has known for his whole life and it makes him question how good these people are. Among them are his old Sunday school teacher, Goody Cloyse whom the Devil reveals is a witch.
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.
Hawthorne’s Hypocrisy Write a response that considers the story as a criticism of the village’s hypocrisy. Goodman Brown, of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1835 short story “Young Goodman Brown”, struggles with new found information he has observed about his community. This short story reveals an incredible amount of hypocrisy found in Brown’s village of Salem. The village people (specifically Goody Close, the minister, Deacon Gookin, Faith, and the old man) claim to have Christian moral standards, but their behavior contradicts said morals. Goodman Brown departs on a trip through the woods, and he tells his new wife, Faith, that he will not be gone for long.
Asta's son hides in the forest, and one day hears a conversation between John Ayecliffe, the village steward, and another person. Suddenly, Ayecliffe sees Asta's son and tries to kill him. Asta's son heads to the priest, the only person he can trust. The priest tells Asta's son his real name: Crispin. The priest also explains to him that he needs to leave his home forever.
Those beliefs lead innocent people to death. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown” is an entertaining fictional story about witches, devils, history, faith and family and has a link with the people involved in Witch Trails of 1692, in Salem Village, Massachusetts. To begin with Young Goodman Brown leaves his newly wed wife Faith and heads into the forest. He looks around, afraid of what might
Hawthorne even emphasizes this obsession by describing Chillingworth’s transformation into an embodiment of evil. Hawthorne writes: “At first his expression had been calm, meditative, scholar-like. Now, there was something ugly and evil in his face” (116). To prove to himself that Dimmesdale is indeed the one who committed adultery with his young wife, Chillingworth questions the minister. One day, Chillingworth shows a “dark flabby leaf” from graveyard to Dimmesdale; he explains that the leaf is grown out of the heart of person who dies with hideous sin, and this leaf is “sprang up out of a varied heart,
“Is selling your soul worth more than the price it may come with?” It all started in the swampy woods on what was thought to be, a shortcut, back to the home of the unfortunate Tom Walker, and this is where he meets the devil. It’s at this time the deals start, the lives ends and souls are taken. When Tom first meets the devil he rejects the idea of making a deal with him and selling his soul for the money and treasure promised. It is when Tom returns home and reports the events and deal to his greedy wife that things start to spiral out of control ____________________________________ ___________________________________ Tom’s wife being the greedy hag she was demanded that Tom take up the deal with the devil, due to the riches promised if he did. After much refusing on Tom’s part, mostly because he knew his wife wanted him to and was disgusted at the thought of doing what she wanted him to do, Tom’s wife makes her way to the spot on the trail to go sell her own soul to the devil .
Cameron Tipton Mrs. Woodard English 101 13 May 2015 Young Goodman Brown: The Dynamic Dynamite In a dream, Young Goodman Brown finds himself unsure of everything he has believed in. Young Goodman Brown is changed by his spiritual journey and is enlightened by the darkness that lies in the people he trust the most. A few influences play key roles in his transformation during his journey through the forest. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “Young Goodman Brown”, the audience discovers a path of destruction in which the main character is dynamically changed due to his innocence, corruptibility, and faith. Innocence is easily corrupted by the gestures of the obscene.
Ever since I was in High School, two of my favorite short stories have always been “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathanial Hawthorne. The plot of both of these stories keep the readers entertained and sitting on the edge of their seats. In the story Young Goodman Brown, a man takes a journey through the forest and appears to comes face to face with the devil himself. In this forest, he finds out that leaders in his church, his wife and even his father have become associated with the devil. He wakes up the next morning and was obviously changed by one event doubting the sincereity in everyone around him.