Joanna Martinez
Ms. Tobenkin
AP Literature, Period 4
19 April 2016
Young Goodman Brown: #1,2,3,10
By including the names of the actual person and places, Hawthorne gains a personal connection with the characters. When giving the actual name of a person or place, it could give a historical background to the story. Using their names gives the reader clues on how the characters in the story should be perceived.
The point of view of Young Goodman Brown is third person point of view. In the beginning, it starts of as third person limited because Goodman Brown is being described as watching the sunset. Then it shifts a little with more of a narrative commentary. After the narrative commentary, the shift goes back to third person limited.
The allegorical meaning given to Goodman Brown is to represent man and his wife names Faith is to represent …show more content…
By reading, “The world has been sad since Tuesday.” readers could think that the story will be sad or gloomy since it means that it has been raining for a long time
The old man with the enormous wings represents escaping reality. It could represent that he is also an angel since he has done nothing to anyone to harm them but then when readers read how the old man’s rings are, they could tell that by trying to escape he has fallen and can’t get back up. He doesn't believe in himself and it lacking faith. As long as Pelayo and Elisenda.
There are many blends of realistic and fantastic details, for example when the little girl turns into a spider because she disobeyed her parents. Another example is the old man with the huge natural looking wings. I believe that it does make it make effective but it is difficult for readers to understand since reality and fantasy are mixed in the story. It does require of different meaning to understand what is true and what is
Ms. Tobenkin
AP Literature, Period 4
19 April 2016
Young Goodman Brown: #1,2,3,10
By including the names of the actual person and places, Hawthorne gains a personal connection with the characters. When giving the actual name of a person or place, it could give a historical background to the story. Using their names gives the reader clues on how the characters in the story should be perceived.
The point of view of Young Goodman Brown is third person point of view. In the beginning, it starts of as third person limited because Goodman Brown is being described as watching the sunset. Then it shifts a little with more of a narrative commentary. After the narrative commentary, the shift goes back to third person limited.
The allegorical meaning given to Goodman Brown is to represent man and his wife names Faith is to represent …show more content…
By reading, “The world has been sad since Tuesday.” readers could think that the story will be sad or gloomy since it means that it has been raining for a long time
The old man with the enormous wings represents escaping reality. It could represent that he is also an angel since he has done nothing to anyone to harm them but then when readers read how the old man’s rings are, they could tell that by trying to escape he has fallen and can’t get back up. He doesn't believe in himself and it lacking faith. As long as Pelayo and Elisenda.
There are many blends of realistic and fantastic details, for example when the little girl turns into a spider because she disobeyed her parents. Another example is the old man with the huge natural looking wings. I believe that it does make it make effective but it is difficult for readers to understand since reality and fantasy are mixed in the story. It does require of different meaning to understand what is true and what is