Name: erin munchel
Journal #12 - “Young Goodman Brown”
1. “Young Goodman Brown” is an allegory (symbolic narrative). What do the following represent?
Young Goodman Brown – a common good man
Faith – the goodmans actual faith
The Elderly Traveller/Fellow-Traveller – the devil/temptation
Goody Cloyse – the common good woman
The Ceremony – losing of faith- where everyone can have evil in them
The Pink Ribbon – losing his faith; at first represents faith’s purity
Young Goodman Brown’s Journey – his jounrey through life and faith
2. Identify the following for “Young Goodman Brown”:
Theme Message of Theme Element Used to Establish
The realization that evil can effect even people who seem upright.
Goodman Brown discovers that even highly respected people in Salem fall victim to the forces of darkness. Today–when corporate executives cheat stockholders, politicians lie to win elections, and members of the clergy defraud their congregations–this theme still resonates.
Not everyone is as perfect as they seem.
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