Mosses from an Old Manse

his great black staff. The story Young Goodman Brown use symbols to illustrate the dark path that takes Goodman Brown from his beliefs. Brown leaves behind his puritan virtues and the strong bond that he has created. The little faith left in goodman brown was run down because of his decision to follow the family's path. The devil's evil staff was the one who took Goodman brown from his beloved faith and the pink ribbons. Goodman Brown followed in the unknown evil footsteps of his family's…

those many could live, and proved the court and their ignorance wrong. There is also the case of always telling the truth. For instance, when John Proctor risked everything, a unveiled the affair between him and Abigail, he asked nothing but the truth from his wife to tell the court that it what he said was true. In the end, she slightly lied to save Proctors reputation but it was what brought him to his downfall. I know all she had was good intentions, thinking that covering up the worst would…

the first chapter that “the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him” (46). In the novel, Pearl asks her mother about the black man, which is a euphemism for the devil. Supposedly, the “Black Man” lives in the forest, which frightens anyone from wandering in there. This plays an important role in the novel. Due to the fact that Puritans are very religious, saying that the devil resides in the forest was bound to keep people away. This shows a lot about Puritan society,…

Romanticism describes an 18th century genre of writing. Hawthorne embodies the Romantic writer through his interest in the supernatural. Nathaniel Hawthorne's “Young Goodman Brown” depicts Romantic characteristics of writing through the topics of distrust of civilization, emphasis on the individual, and concern for hidden truth. Hawthorne emphasizes Romantic characteristics through Brown’s distrust of the surrounding civilization. Brown escapes civilization by fleeing into the woods. After Brown…

time, but bright and pink on these evenings out…her bracelet”. Connie appears to be a self-confident girl to the outside world, but after she meets Arnold Friend, she realizes how vulnerable and innocent she is. Indeed, her beauty couldn’t protect her from harm and gives her what she…

Faith’s, wishes. At the end of his journey, Brown is suddenly back in the middle of the forest, as if he has awakened from a dream. However, the aftermath of his vision leaves a more permanent mark on him and his outlook on others. In the forest, Goodman Brown is shaken of his faith and his original attitude towards life. When Goodman Brown wanders off into the forest, he also wanders from his Puritan faith. In the very beginning, Hawthorne sets the scene at sunset, signifying the end of the…

The essay consists of the traits of how the characters are archetypes. Archetypes are a recurring symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. Irving shows the heroism and greed in Tom Walker as he accepts the deal with the devil. In Washington Irving’ short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” the characters Tom Walker and The Devil are archetypes, by showing the greed, and heroism behavior. In the short story the character Tom Walker is the main character that shows greediness by accepting…

Its skin shifting colors from the deep dark green of the tree’s leaves to a light multi-tone gray and brown as its claws rip Bain from his mount pinning him helplessly to the hard stony pathway. Bain rapidly shifts his head back and forth in an attempt to avoid its powerful saber tooth like jaws snapping wildly at his face, its large…

the help of the staff Brown continues on his dark journey. The staff could represent Brown’s already loss of innocence because it could be an allegory of the reenactment of the story of Eve, where she loses her innocence from taking the forbidden apple and he loses his innocence from the staff. The Devil’s staff could have been the reason of the altar scene occurring, the devil is shown offering the staff to Brown, he tries to convince Brown as shown in this quotation “Come , Goodman Brown”,…

and curiosity has lead him to the forest where his faith is tried. Walsh scrutinizes the symbolistic aspect of the story and confirms how each aspect correlates with another, establishing the meaning of the story. In the beginning of his journey, the old man (devil) is encouraging him to enter the forest as he is aware of what is to come. The elder man manipulates Brown, “They were my good friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had along this path […], I would fain be friends with you,…