The short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathanial Hawthorne takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. The time of the story takes place during puritan times, mostly meaning that everybody was going to end up with god if one does not sin. Sins do not make a person evil, because everybody sins, and Nathanial Hawthorne proves the theme everybody has sins throughout the use of symbolism, irony, and foreshadowing.
One of the literary techniques Hawthorn uses to develop the theme everybody sins, is by using symbolism. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Hawthorne’s use of the light in the forest symbolizes how there is always a brighter place to be. When Goodman Brown begins his trip, “he came forth at sunset” to start
One of the literary techniques Hawthorn uses to develop the theme everybody sins, is by using symbolism. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Hawthorne’s use of the light in the forest symbolizes how there is always a brighter place to be. When Goodman Brown begins his trip, “he came forth at sunset” to start