Young Goodman Brown
In my reading of Nathaniel Hawthornes classic "Young Goodman Brown" I was left with the impression that Browns tribulation involved a battle in which both good and evil were present. I feel an appropriate theme for this work would be "faith should be placed in God, not in man." Because one professes to be true with God does not necessarily mean that he is. In this story it is made clear that man is only flesh and cannot be held accountable for any man but himself. Young Goodman Brown was a tragic victim of deception. Brown the main character in the story represented everything that was good. He was a loving faithful husband, a good Christian and a pillar of the community. His wife, Faith's outward appearance would indicate the same. Brown simply adored her. Throughout the story Hawthorne used the wife as a symbolic representation of biblica
The binary oppositions in this story are abundant. The people Brown admired taught him to have faith, but in whom is what they left out. Brown also had another companion at his side the night he lost his faith. "He looked up to the sky doubting whether there was really a heaven above him". Brown placed his faith in his own ability in matters where only God is able. " (351) Represents deception and innocence. The deception being her forward reluctance at his departure, when actually she was glad to see him leave. His teacher, preacher, parents, and yes, even his Faith. "It was strange to see that the good shrank not from the sinners and at the same time nor were sinners abashed by the saints". A good Christian man must always keep faith at his side, as a husband does a wife. "Faith peeping after him with a melancholy air, in spite of pink ribbons. Faith should be placed in God, not in man. In conclusion, "Young Goodman Brown" failed in his quest to rebuke the devil and vindicate the Lord's holy name for two reasons. The Indian and the white man had been heated adversaries forever.
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