Young Goodman Brown
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown,” the reader can interpret the events of the story in more than one way. Brown’s journey can be seen as either a dream or a reality. I view the story as a dream – an invention of Brown’s own imagination to symbolize his loss of faith in religion and God. The dream presented is extremely beneficial to the development of the story, as it gives the reader a new view of the plot itself and the characters within. At the same time, however, it becomes difficult to determine how much of the dream has been affected by the character, and how much is pure fantasy. The dream presented is a clever use of symbolism to get at the deeper meaning of the story. Goodman Brown’s dream can be analyzed to understand what Hawthorne is portraying in the story. The dream is set in the woods because they are very dark and easy to get lost in, as Goodman Brown is facing his own internal darkness and losing his faith. As he walks further into the woods, he is actually going further into his mind. Each character he encounters is of the utmost religious faith. When he sees them at the witch meeting, he is trying to validate in his mind his own lack of religious faith. As he walked thr
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Approximate Word count = 809
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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