Goodman Brown Central Idea
The central idea of the Young Goodman Brown is epic struggle between the goodness and evilness. Throughout the story, Goodman Brown is fighting with good and bad. He stated journey with an old man which he knew is a start of evil deeds, but he has to do it, no other choice. He is very religious and was guilty of what he is up to. “We have been a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs; and shall I be the first of the name of Brown that ever took this path and kept.” He is confused and don’t which path is right and wrong for him. He started believing that everyone has evil inside them.
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Hawthorne uses Faith’s pink ribbon to represents the innocence and purity of Faith. The pink color actually represents the innocence, affection, harmony, and purity. The pink ribbon which is used a lot of time, especially in first page (three times) and also in the end of the story. First pink ribbon was worn by Faith at the beginning of the story when Faith was talking to Goodman Brown and saying bye to him. “Then God bless you!” said Faith, with the pink ribbons; “and may you find as well when you come back.” Then again the pink ribbon appears when Goodman brown was in the forest struggling between good(goodness) and bad(devil). “The young man seized it, and beheld a pink ribbon.” At that time Goodman brown started thinking that his wife is also under the influence of evil and there is nothing in this world that is safe from the evil. He started looking everything in one way, there is no good on the earth. Once again that pink ribbon appear in the story when Goodman Brown came back home, and Faith welcomes him wearing same pink ribbon, but Goodman Brown didn't really give any response to Faith because he has lost his faith and goodness. That shows that Faith was never changed, she is still innocent and free from evil but it is Goodman Brown who is living under the influence of the devil, which changes his perspective about people. And at the end he died, under the supremacy of the devil. “They
Throughout the story, Goodman Brown faced a lot of situations. Whether his journey was real or whatever he experience was just a …show more content…
Hawthorne uses Faith’s pink ribbon to represents the innocence and purity of Faith. The pink color actually represents the innocence, affection, harmony, and purity. The pink ribbon which is used a lot of time, especially in first page (three times) and also in the end of the story. First pink ribbon was worn by Faith at the beginning of the story when Faith was talking to Goodman Brown and saying bye to him. “Then God bless you!” said Faith, with the pink ribbons; “and may you find as well when you come back.” Then again the pink ribbon appears when Goodman brown was in the forest struggling between good(goodness) and bad(devil). “The young man seized it, and beheld a pink ribbon.” At that time Goodman brown started thinking that his wife is also under the influence of evil and there is nothing in this world that is safe from the evil. He started looking everything in one way, there is no good on the earth. Once again that pink ribbon appear in the story when Goodman Brown came back home, and Faith welcomes him wearing same pink ribbon, but Goodman Brown didn't really give any response to Faith because he has lost his faith and goodness. That shows that Faith was never changed, she is still innocent and free from evil but it is Goodman Brown who is living under the influence of the devil, which changes his perspective about people. And at the end he died, under the supremacy of the devil. “They