Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Young Goodman Brown

My first thought about this story was the title. It is likely symbolizing a man who is obviously young and 'good' as in a follower of God and who is true to his faith.
Reading the first part of the story was a little bit confusing because I really wondered why he had to go on this journey.
I think the moral of this story is that everyone, no matter who they are, makes mistakes.
It gives the scenario of a guy who is very faithful to God but turns on his wife (who is a symbol of his faith) to meet the Devil. And this is where he realizes that all the other members of the community are 'sinners' as you could say.
But all in all, its a story about people making mistakes and learning to realize that not everyone is perfect.. and thats the beauty of life.

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