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Brooke Lawson ENGL 2110_521 Nov 7 2016 Nathaniel Hawthorne 's "Young Goodman Brown" is a tale taken place during the Puritan-England period. The townspeople practice Christianity as their organized religion. By focusing his theme mainly on Christianity, Hawthorne emphasizes ideals of transcendentalism throughout by making the tale extremely ambiguous, meaning there is no true "black or white" answer to his work. Allegoric writing-styles involve a heavy use of ambiguous terms and strong…

The wind blew as the flame colored leaves fell from the tree and plummeted onto the ground. I could practically feel the seasons transitioning from summer to autumn as today happened to be known as "The Evil Haunted Shrub." The evil haunted shrub was a name given to the forest that seemed to be one of the loneliest forest that still remained. Other than trees I considered it to be nearly empty, however the town considered it to be the deadliest forest around, especially the night before…

Not everyone is who you think they are. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's story “Young Goodman Brown” the main character, Goodman Brown, is sure he knows most of the people in his very religious community of Salem. As brown is tempted by the forces of evil he slowly sees the people he's known for so long for who they really are. This all leads to the theme of if righteous people around us are really that righteous and makes the reader question if faith is really worth it. This deeply spiritual theme…

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, both authors make biblical connections to the devil thru their characters Montresor and the traveler. Whom share similarities and are deceivers, embodiments of the devil who masquerade themselves as trustworthy…

without strong faith people will ultimately become corrupt and fail. The corruptibility of the people is shown throughout the entire story with the loss of innocence. With the first two characters introduced both seem innocent as can be. In “Young Goodman Brown,” Hawthorne creates a fictional character who decides to meet the devil in the forest. Hawthorne uses Brown’s weakness in faith, loss of innocence, fear of the wilderness, and witchcraft to illustrate the corruptibility of Puritan…

In a Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne explores themes of lost of innocence as well as the fault in human morality through the use of symbolism and imagery in the story. The lost of innocence can be looked at as a literal theme in the story since both Faith and Goodman Brown undergo a change to the reader from “good” people to people associated with sin. The theme of fault in human morality can be looked at as a figurative theme because it is showcased through the symbolism and the imagery…

Midterm Reverse Outline 2017 Directions: Using your Midterm writing, fill in the parts of the outline next to the description. Do not add in, yet. This is simply a way for you to see what information you did and did not provide. It might be helpful to use black font, rather than the PINK Controlling Idea (CI): xxxxxxxx Literary Element (LE): Define the LE: Symbolism... the snow represents the bomb INTRO: Begin with a general statement: Something about the Controlling Idea but not…

Wil Langley February 21, 2017 American Lit Exam 1 1. Through readings of “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” and Moby-Dick, it can be seen that Walt Whitman and Herman Melville are expressing different opinions on common people and city life. Early in these pieces, both authors begin to develop how he feels about normal, everyday life. Whitman differs from Melville by taking an empathetic approach toward the people around him. He addresses the crowds, saying that they are “more in my meditations, than…

REVIEW OF HACKSAW RIDGE: Good war-films can be very disturbing to watch. The dramatic realism of modern digital effects spares little and many audiences will find Hacksaw Ridge one of the most violent sensory assaults that can be experienced in a cinema. If it were not a true story that celebrates an unusual hero the film could have been accused of a glamourous display of unrelenting carnage. The film plays in two halves: the early life and romance of Army Medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield)…

In the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne introduces Hester Prynne as a beautiful criminal. Furthermore the incredulous Roger Chillingworth has been pretending to be a medical doctor, which he has been fooling the townspeople. In addition, his real persona is the town hussy Hester Prynne’s husband with a vengeance. Misguided Hester Prynne has been on her own for two years without her husband whom she married for money. After three long, agonizing hours standing up on a pillory with her Christ child next…