The Old Manse

Brown” is the traveler’s staff. This staff isn’t just any staff, but it has a serpent engraved in the center, which Brown states as, “…curiously wrought that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent” (Hawthorne 449). The old man’s cane may be interpreted as an object of an evil entity coming to life. In “Young Goodman Brown” Short Stories for Students, the author analyzes that, “the snake-like staff…is symbolic of the form the Devil takes to corrupt Adam and Eve…

The Importance of Human Connections In Messenger, an award winning novel by Lois Lowry, the author uses Matty trying to keep Kira safe while leading her through Forest, and Matty coming to Leader in fear to save Village to develop a central theme of the importance of human connections. One of the most climactic points in the novel is when Matty is leading Kira through Forest to get her back to her father. Matty responds to this by trying to endure pain of his own while protecting Kira and…

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…

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Fearsome Battle in the Enchanted Forest The silver sun was slipping out of sight, as we inched our way over a rickety wooden bridge. On the far side, there was a tiny path leading down a slight slope. Not even a path really, more like clues—a snapped twig here—some tramped down weeds over there. We followed the clues until the ground became thick with fallen limbs and decaying pine needles. Then we wedged between the thickets into the Enchanted Forest and I could sense the…

One of the allegorical details that can be interpreted is the literal and figurative implication of Faith. As Goodman Brown commences his journey, his longing desire to meet the Devil hints at a slight shift in his belief. Abandoning his wife, Brown shows a sign of negligence. The Devil questions Brown for his delay to which he responds, “Faith kept me back awhile” (Hawthorne 2). The “faith” here symbolizes both Goodman Brown’s wife, Faith, as well as his religious belief. In a literal sense,…

little less likely that I shall set out again.” Unexpectedly, the corners of Father Hoecken’s eyes wrinkled in mirth, though he kept the remaining lines of his face in mock seriousness. “Let’s be clear. If you die out there, I’m not dragging your old body back.” Father DeSmet’s laugh ruptured the air like a summer cloud burst: sudden and without buildup. It’s force disturbed several nearby roosting hens who cackled back in nervous excitement. “Oh no, I want to die in the wilderness, but…

Treegap is the village where Tuck Everlasting takes place. It has a wood, a road, a cottage, a jailhouse and gallows. The road that goes through Treegap is long and windy. The author uses personification to describe how it twists and turns. The road wasn’t really much of a road, it is more like a rock path, but in the epilogue of the book it gets covered in tarmac. The cottage has a touch-me-not appearance that makes it look very proud of itself. It was a square house with perfectly cut grass…

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…

For those who are religious, the New Testament defines evil as an entity that opposes God and God 's people. Webster Dictionary defines evil as having poor natural qualities; harmful; unpleasant; vicious; corrupt; wicked; hopeless. In religion, evil is an entity that hovers over the dark side of the battle between black and white, while the definition of Webster humanizes evil leading to the gray area of human nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, in Young Goodman Brown, addresses the definition of evil.…

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