This theme was initiated in the beginning of nineteenth century. The precursors of romanticism in literature were George Byron, who wrote “Giaour”, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of “The Sorrows of Young Werther.” In fact, those two writers created an archetype of “Romantic Character.” The Goodman Brown fits perfectly into the characteristics of the romantic character. He is a rebel, who does not follow the rules of society in Salem. Moreover, he searched for the truth about himself, by traveling into the unknown. Because of his journey, he had transformed from an idealistic, catholic man into a cynic, who lost his
This theme was initiated in the beginning of nineteenth century. The precursors of romanticism in literature were George Byron, who wrote “Giaour”, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of “The Sorrows of Young Werther.” In fact, those two writers created an archetype of “Romantic Character.” The Goodman Brown fits perfectly into the characteristics of the romantic character. He is a rebel, who does not follow the rules of society in Salem. Moreover, he searched for the truth about himself, by traveling into the unknown. Because of his journey, he had transformed from an idealistic, catholic man into a cynic, who lost his