Young Goodman Brown

Undoubtedly, “The Second Shepherd’s Play” in the same manner as a variety of plays or poems concerning the Middle Ages, is one to focus its attention on Cristian beliefs and its fundamental teachings. Observed by many as a mystery play, the play follows three shepherds and two additional characters and furthermore adds a delightful twist to conclude the message encoded. Nonetheless, such as other literary works of the era, “The Second Shepherd’s Play” stablishes its motifs and internal…

Symbolism is when a writer uses an object or sign in a physical form to represent an idea. The use of symbolism was popular in the Romantic period of literature from around 1800 to 1850. Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his use of symbolism in his stories. In 1850, Hawthorne used this technique while writing The Scarlet Letter. He did this to make the reader think deeper about the story, and to make it have a figurative meaning. A symbol doesn’t always have to be an object or a sign, in the case…

In The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S Eliot the audience is presented with the perspective of Prufrock on his romantic life and experiences with a negative tone in regard to his failure . Prufrock speaks of going out on the streets at night alone with “the one” . He does not know who will be that “one:” and he fears that he will have wasted his life away. He fears that he will never find that women and ask them the “overwhelming question”. This work was published in 1915 by…

Theme: Independence, or becoming independent throughout time Stanza 1: Mysterious tone created by describing the dark forest, which is used to describe the trip of independence for a young adult Stanza 2: The speaker is scared and wants to almost “hide reality,” but knows they must become independent as they grow older. Stanza 3: Lighter tone, describing the people in the speaker’s life instead of the landscape surrounding the speaker Stanza 4: The speaker hopes his loved ones follow him in…

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…

Compare/Contrast Short Stories Both “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Interlopers” by Saki are similar in moral but different in context. Both stories show great examples of how assumption can be used in the wrong context. When two people make different assumptions about the same thing in “The Interlopers” they realize that what they assume was a wild beast in the forest behind their houses was only each other. In “The Story of an Hour” when people assume that Mrs. Mallard is…

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…

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, his wife…

It was seven miles to the dock and the packet steamer, the St. Ange. After about a mile Father DeSmet broke the silence, “Christian, did the superior tell you to come back to us?” “No.” “He said it to me.” “Did you have plans otherwise?” Father DeSmet creased his lower lip ever so slightly as he replied, “No, not exactly…It’s only that, for many years I have hoped, even prayed, that I might die in the missions.” Father Hoecken’s eyes serenely appraised his friend. Father DeSmet never noticed,…

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…