Elaine Brown

The nature of the society in which Hester and Dimmesdale live in comes from its religious teachings, combined with the unfamiliar and hostile surroundings in which it exists. One such thing which the they did not have control over was the wilderness beyond the town. The Puritans' manners and customs are important to the power of the story in The Scarlet Letter. The story of The Scarlet Letter would be different in modern society. The Scarlet Letter is greatly influenced and shaped by the Puritan…

Through his changing view of his wife and townspeople, Goodman Brown recognizes his concept of religion to be a facade. On departure, he knows his leaving home upsets Faith and that such an act should leave him guilty. Glancing behind at his wife, he sees her peering back at him from the house- her pink hair ribbons (of innocence) in contrast with her now gloomy face, “‘Poor little Faith!’ thought he, for his heart smote him. ‘What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand!”’ (Hawthorne 1).…

“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author applies direct and indirect characterization of faith to reveal the idea that even the purest and most innocent can struggle with faith. Hawthorne shows the reader that faith is a gentle and corruptible thing that all people must fight for in their lives. First of all, Hawthorne characterizes Faith as a person who is innocent, pure, and faithful. As the story develops we begin to understand that Faith is an ideological entity that Brown…

If you were to ask me what color hair I have or what color eyes, I would be able to answer your question. But what I never realized before reading The Inferno is that everyone and anyone can see me better than I can see myself. Sure I can simply look in a mirror, but that would provide me with nothing more than a mere reflection. The one person you can never truly lay your eyes on is yourself, for only others can actually see you. The same can be said about sin. One can easily look at someone…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” is a story about the struggle between good and evil which is a narrative that has been around for decades. All throughout history people have fought to maintain balance between the two and not let one overpower the other and Young Goodman Brown is one of these people. Young Goodman Brown is stuck between choosing to worship the devil or have faith in God. Faith is also the name of his wife, who he sees as the ultimate symbol of purity and goodness.…

On December 30th, 1903, the worst fatal theater fire in the United States took place. This fire engulfed the Iroquois Theater in Chicago while the play “Let Us Swear by the Pale Moonlight” took place. It was a brand new theater and known to be one of the “finest” built in the country. The brand new theater as well as the play drew a crowd of more than 2,000 people which were mostly women and children. The audience entered the theater hearing that it was known “to be has fireproof as the Titanic…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The triangle shirtwaist factory fire was one of the most tragically industrial accidents in the history of the United States. It happened in the city of New York in 1911, killing 146 workers, including immigrant women. Many of them died publicly by throwing themselves, out of the upper story windows of the burning building. The fire made clear in a powerful way that industrial accidents had causes whose roots lay in employers’ near total power over the…

(The forest, where unnatural things have supposedly been happening) At the edge of the forest Abigail has called on John Proctor to come and meet with her. It is late at night and John should be home, but for some reason he has came to the forest. He asks Abigail why he has come and she says she has called for him. She looks at him in an enchanting way. Anything that Abigail says Proctor does. Abigail is trying to make John Proctor join her on the dark side. Abigail (Looking at John…

Young Goodman Brown - Hawthorn “Young Goodman Brown” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story about the devil, good, bad, evil, temptation, faith, lost innocence, hypocrisy, suspicion and doubts. The story doesn’t really say if the events that happen to Goodman are real or just Goodman’s imagination but either way, they change Goodman’s life forever. Goodman is married to Faith, symbolic of what is at stake for Goodman throughout the story, his faith and resisting the devil. The Old Man,…

lose two things at once..Goodman Brown and his wife Faith have been married for three months and this shows that Goodman Brown lacks a deep attachment to Faith. This resembles the willingness to stray from his wife to embark on his evening journey. Although Goodman Brown knows what lies ahead of him on his journey into the woods ,is not good he see’s this momentary dabbling in the dark side as a one time affair.’’My love and My faith” replied young goodman brown “of all nights in the year,…