Hawthorne’s story is an example of an allegory because it is a physical story that has abstract meaning. In the story, Brown relates his wife and his loss in faith in man, “My Faith is gone!’ cried he, after one stupefied moment. ‘There is no good on earth; and sin is a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given” (189). This is an example of allegory because Brown referring to his wife, but the quote shows that his faith is lost in man because he has given the world up to the devil. Brown also quotes, “Faith kept me back awhile,” in which again he is referring to his wife Faith, but in allegorical terms, Brown is shown as a good man with a good heart and his faith spiritually kept him from sinning (185). As there are many more allegorical examples throughout the story, these examples show how Hawthorne incorporated symbolic meaning by using
Hawthorne’s story is an example of an allegory because it is a physical story that has abstract meaning. In the story, Brown relates his wife and his loss in faith in man, “My Faith is gone!’ cried he, after one stupefied moment. ‘There is no good on earth; and sin is a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given” (189). This is an example of allegory because Brown referring to his wife, but the quote shows that his faith is lost in man because he has given the world up to the devil. Brown also quotes, “Faith kept me back awhile,” in which again he is referring to his wife Faith, but in allegorical terms, Brown is shown as a good man with a good heart and his faith spiritually kept him from sinning (185). As there are many more allegorical examples throughout the story, these examples show how Hawthorne incorporated symbolic meaning by using