James Tervort
Hicken
English 11
7 October 2015
Goodman Sins
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” tells the story of a man whose beliefs and faiths are or on the brink of destruction from temptation. Goodman Brown loses his belief in humanity when he discovers that the devils followers are all around us and every man has an evil spirit within himself. A different reaction would have been to accept the problems with man, and use that to get along better with others. We all sin, nobody is perfect, this is just a part of life we have to accept and deal with in a wise fashion. The main character is engulfed by this knowledge and takes a step back from life. Hawthorne uses almost every character in this story and item as a symbol to help
Hicken
English 11
7 October 2015
Goodman Sins
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” tells the story of a man whose beliefs and faiths are or on the brink of destruction from temptation. Goodman Brown loses his belief in humanity when he discovers that the devils followers are all around us and every man has an evil spirit within himself. A different reaction would have been to accept the problems with man, and use that to get along better with others. We all sin, nobody is perfect, this is just a part of life we have to accept and deal with in a wise fashion. The main character is engulfed by this knowledge and takes a step back from life. Hawthorne uses almost every character in this story and item as a symbol to help