I enjoyed reading your response to Young Goodman Brown. I too felt as if Hawthorne was writing about himself or a close friend. Maybe he had firsthand experience after hearing stories about the legendary witch trials and decided to explore an area in the forest that was forbidden. Sometimes people are tempted by their own curiosity or pressured by others to doing something that is wrong. However, a person will have to deal with the guilt and consequences that come along with making the wrong choice. Sometimes the price could be the loss of a friendship, a marriage or even a job.
It is possible that Hawthorne wrote this story as a way to cope with what he had done or as a witness to what another person has gone through. I guess we will never
It is possible that Hawthorne wrote this story as a way to cope with what he had done or as a witness to what another person has gone through. I guess we will never