In the mid nineteenth century, a movement known as the transcendentalism movement started an uproar. During this time period, authors expressed their opinions on how they felt about human nature, which is also known as how humans acted as a group. Human nature consists of many flaws that previous authors revealed in their works. In his short story Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne describes how human nature is erroneous or flawed.
He tells us through all types of symbolism that humans are ultimately evil in nature. One example of this comes directly from Goodman Brown’s name. He ironically names him Goodman to reflect how he is the opposite of someone who is virtuous. Another example of this is shown through Goodman Brown’s guilt. Although Goodman
He tells us through all types of symbolism that humans are ultimately evil in nature. One example of this comes directly from Goodman Brown’s name. He ironically names him Goodman to reflect how he is the opposite of someone who is virtuous. Another example of this is shown through Goodman Brown’s guilt. Although Goodman