Young Goodman Brown
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown transcends time. It shows a struggle that even modern Christians have. A person of rich faith can get so entangled in the pursuit of righteousness that they can forget to forgive. This is just one of the many ways this story can be perceived.
Goodman Brown starts walking through the woods feeling very uneasy for “there may be a devilish Indian behind every tree” (Hawthorne 90). Along the path he meets an old man with a staff “which bore the likeness of a great black snake” (Hawthorne 91). The silver-tongued man claims to intimately know Goodman as well as his father and grandfather. While walking, they see a woman named Goody Cloyse. As the old man approaches her she
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown transcends time. It shows a struggle that even modern Christians have. A person of rich faith can get so entangled in the pursuit of righteousness that they can forget to forgive. This is just one of the many ways this story can be perceived.
Goodman Brown starts walking through the woods feeling very uneasy for “there may be a devilish Indian behind every tree” (Hawthorne 90). Along the path he meets an old man with a staff “which bore the likeness of a great black snake” (Hawthorne 91). The silver-tongued man claims to intimately know Goodman as well as his father and grandfather. While walking, they see a woman named Goody Cloyse. As the old man approaches her she