Comparing and Contrasting Young Goodman Brown and the Lottery
Comparing and Contrasting
“Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery”
By: Wayne Gillard II
Professor C. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Wayne Gillard
Prof. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Essay 1 Outline
Thesis: The literary works of “The Lottery” and “Young Goodman Brown” both appear to show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment.
I. Introduction/Statement of Thesis
II. Themes and Author’s Purpose
a. The Lottery
i. The hazards of following tradition or living according to society norms; doing things just because society accepts and follows. ii. The author’s purpose is to show how easily people are influenced by society and those around them. iii. Another theme is the occasional randomness of persecution or rejection.
b. Young Goodman Brown
i. Major theme is religion does not make you righteous. ii. The appeal to live right, but visit the “dark side”.
III. Conclusion
Wayne Gillard
Prof. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Essay 1
Comparing and Contrasting “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery” When authors begin to develop a story, he or she takes ample time to ensure the story has some meaning or a message behind the wording. Both Nathaniel Hawthorn’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” are examples of how authors tell stories that have an underlying message. Both Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorn use themes and much symbolism in their short stories show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment. “The Lottery” begins with the gathering of families—men, women, and children. It seems all innocent initially with the children playing and collecting stones, husbands and wives standing together; all waiting on the drawing of the lottery. This tradition had been followed for years, there was even one character Old Man Warner who criticized other towns for doing away with the lottery. The lottery was a drawing that leads to the persecution of the individual holding the slip with the black dot. One of
“Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery”
By: Wayne Gillard II
Professor C. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Wayne Gillard
Prof. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Essay 1 Outline
Thesis: The literary works of “The Lottery” and “Young Goodman Brown” both appear to show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment.
I. Introduction/Statement of Thesis
II. Themes and Author’s Purpose
a. The Lottery
i. The hazards of following tradition or living according to society norms; doing things just because society accepts and follows. ii. The author’s purpose is to show how easily people are influenced by society and those around them. iii. Another theme is the occasional randomness of persecution or rejection.
b. Young Goodman Brown
i. Major theme is religion does not make you righteous. ii. The appeal to live right, but visit the “dark side”.
III. Conclusion
Wayne Gillard
Prof. Givens
ENGL 102-B19
Essay 1
Comparing and Contrasting “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery” When authors begin to develop a story, he or she takes ample time to ensure the story has some meaning or a message behind the wording. Both Nathaniel Hawthorn’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” are examples of how authors tell stories that have an underlying message. Both Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorn use themes and much symbolism in their short stories show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment. “The Lottery” begins with the gathering of families—men, women, and children. It seems all innocent initially with the children playing and collecting stones, husbands and wives standing together; all waiting on the drawing of the lottery. This tradition had been followed for years, there was even one character Old Man Warner who criticized other towns for doing away with the lottery. The lottery was a drawing that leads to the persecution of the individual holding the slip with the black dot. One of