Even before the story began, the reader can perceive that the author usually ends his stories with uncertainty and tragic endings. In “Young Goodman Brown”, Nathaniel Hawthorne incorporates archetypes such as color, archetypal women, and nature to develop the theme that all men are malicious.
The nature archetypes in “Young Goodman Brown” are an effective illustration of imagery but also of symbolism. The nature archetypes demonstrate the reader what the characters are experiencing. At the start of the story, Hawthorne mentions the sunset when Goodman Brown commences his journey, as a result the sunset will indicate the death of his faith. This will occur as Goodman Brown discovers that devout Deacon Gookin and Goody Cloyse are diabolical proselytes at night-time. In addition, Hawthorne integrates the sunrise at the resolution of the story to foreshadow Goodman Brown’s return to the Salem Village. Additionally, the sunrise symbolizes …show more content…
Throughout the tale, the color black is used to represent evil and death. Hawthorne states that Goodman Brown is wandering through the dusky forest at night-time, which indicates that a tragic event will occur at the conclusion of the story. In addition, the black snake-like staff is a device used by the old man to deceive people, in the same way, the crook fooled Goodman Brown to go further deep into the forest, which will signify temptation and evil toward people. Similarly, the brown hue symbolizes the spiritual death of a character. Ironically, the brown shade is within Goodman Brown’s name to denote that he will undergo spiritual desertion. As a result, Goodman Brown was extremely naïve that once he noticed the most righteous people had given their souls to the crook, he was incapable of visualizing the good in people. Ultimately, the color archetype had an impact when Hawthorne demonstrated men’s
The nature archetypes in “Young Goodman Brown” are an effective illustration of imagery but also of symbolism. The nature archetypes demonstrate the reader what the characters are experiencing. At the start of the story, Hawthorne mentions the sunset when Goodman Brown commences his journey, as a result the sunset will indicate the death of his faith. This will occur as Goodman Brown discovers that devout Deacon Gookin and Goody Cloyse are diabolical proselytes at night-time. In addition, Hawthorne integrates the sunrise at the resolution of the story to foreshadow Goodman Brown’s return to the Salem Village. Additionally, the sunrise symbolizes …show more content…
Throughout the tale, the color black is used to represent evil and death. Hawthorne states that Goodman Brown is wandering through the dusky forest at night-time, which indicates that a tragic event will occur at the conclusion of the story. In addition, the black snake-like staff is a device used by the old man to deceive people, in the same way, the crook fooled Goodman Brown to go further deep into the forest, which will signify temptation and evil toward people. Similarly, the brown hue symbolizes the spiritual death of a character. Ironically, the brown shade is within Goodman Brown’s name to denote that he will undergo spiritual desertion. As a result, Goodman Brown was extremely naïve that once he noticed the most righteous people had given their souls to the crook, he was incapable of visualizing the good in people. Ultimately, the color archetype had an impact when Hawthorne demonstrated men’s