Throughout the years, the way people live has changed dramatically; however, the situations and problems people find themselves in have stayed relatively the same. The protagonist from the short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Goodman Brown shares similar struggles to the main character Jose from the film Bella by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. By comparing and contrasting the themes of culture, family, and rural/urban settings, in Monteverde’s “Bella” and Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” a literary thematic connection is made between the stories.
Family is a strong theme used by both Hawthorne and Monteverde. Goodman Brown’s closest family member is his young wife, Faith whom he shares a very loving relationship with. Faith …show more content…
Bella takes place in the urban and suburban part of the state of New York, during the twenty-first century. The protagonists Jose and Nina travel from Manny’s restaurant in the heart of the city, to other places around the city, to Jose’s parent’s house, and eventually to the beach. The urban surrounding allows Jose and Nina to travel around the city quickly using public transportation and go through various experiences that will convince Nina to allow Jose to adopt her child. If this story took place in a rural setting conditions would be completely different. “Young Goodman Brown,” on the other spectrum took place in the rural area of Salem, Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. Goodman Brown’s religious trip took place in the forest surrounding the village. Throughout the trip Brown was very nervous of his surroundings and constantly thought there were Native Americans taking cover behind the trees. Goodman Brown was absolutely confused by the dream like experience that happened. He asked himself why were there all these people he once knew out in the forest during the night. Once he discovered the ritual in the forest and that everyone was acting against their beliefs he was completely astonished, especially when he say Faith along with the others. Although the stories both took place in different settings, their rural/urban themes were essential to the progression of the story
Family is a strong theme used by both Hawthorne and Monteverde. Goodman Brown’s closest family member is his young wife, Faith whom he shares a very loving relationship with. Faith …show more content…
Bella takes place in the urban and suburban part of the state of New York, during the twenty-first century. The protagonists Jose and Nina travel from Manny’s restaurant in the heart of the city, to other places around the city, to Jose’s parent’s house, and eventually to the beach. The urban surrounding allows Jose and Nina to travel around the city quickly using public transportation and go through various experiences that will convince Nina to allow Jose to adopt her child. If this story took place in a rural setting conditions would be completely different. “Young Goodman Brown,” on the other spectrum took place in the rural area of Salem, Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. Goodman Brown’s religious trip took place in the forest surrounding the village. Throughout the trip Brown was very nervous of his surroundings and constantly thought there were Native Americans taking cover behind the trees. Goodman Brown was absolutely confused by the dream like experience that happened. He asked himself why were there all these people he once knew out in the forest during the night. Once he discovered the ritual in the forest and that everyone was acting against their beliefs he was completely astonished, especially when he say Faith along with the others. Although the stories both took place in different settings, their rural/urban themes were essential to the progression of the story