Essay Archive - Young Goodman Brown: Everyone is Capable of Sin
Young Goodman Brown: Everyone is Capable of Sin
"Young Goodman Brown," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is an excellent
short story from the 1800's. In this short story Hawthorne's main
character, Goodman Brown, goes out into the woods with the devil and is
tempted by the devil each step of the way. In “Young Goodman Brown,”
Hawthorne uses characters who are leaders of their community and
symbolistic settings to show that despite how prominent a person is he or
she is capable of evil under the right conditions.
Through the use of community leaders, Hawthorne s....
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