Character Analysis Of Young Goodman Brown

Throughout my English 1102 class I have been assigned to read various works of literature, and create my own works through three essays, several smaller in-class assignments, and discussion. This has included focusing and analyzing different topics and aspects that go into these works. Before this class, much of my literary work would be focused solely on surface material; however, though this class, I have gained the ability to more intently analyze topics and effectively elaborate on them. Before this class, I would read mostly just to know the general idea of what the piece is about; now that I have taken this English class, I have learned to better analyze material. While I already knew about symbolism, and that there can be certain …show more content…
One of those instances can be found when I describe the character’s name: “there is “Goodman”, which can be interpreted as being pure like children are often said to be, without having the life experiences to corrupt them.” In this case I made the argument that the character is childlike. I was able to use his name as a small detail to back up my argument. The idea that Young Goodman Brown is a child that is growing up is something that would not appear to be the case at first glance; However, I believe that with careful organization and including a variety of evidence I was able to effectively prove my …show more content…
In English 1101, I was just starting to get the hang of properly formatting my papers, but now I notice myself making conscious efforts to structure my work better and stay more on topic. One of the largest ways that I have done so is by creating a specified thesis, and then topic sentences that support my thesis. The essay that I wrote on “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects that structure. My thesis is that, “Hansberry uses this piece of work as a chance to show just how important and influential money is, and shows aspects that make the reader question the ethically correct way to make and spend money.”, and from there I tried to create topic sentences, followed by supporting paragraphs, that relate back to the thesis. One statement that I used was, “Right from the beginning of the play the topic of finances has already arisen.” That sentence supports the thesis, but also gives a good idea of what the paragraph is going to be about. I have found that though this type of format the reader is able to more clearly understand the