Thursday, October 18, 2007
Young Goodman Brown
I think that the most interesting part of the story is the way the author uses names to foreshadow the future. faith, goodman brown= both these names have very meaningful conotations. we see that faith comes up a lot in the story, both as her name and as goodman's faith/belief. also, goodman- if he was such a "good man" then why was he going to a meeting of witch craft and walking with the devil.?
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I agree with you on the author’s use of names. I also wonder why Goodman was going on a meeting with the Devil. Did you think that he struggles with separating reality from the dream? And why is it that he becomes distant from his wife who he says he loves so much if he is not even sure what he saw wasn’t a dream?
True... follow this through a bit more... what is it GB can't see/accept (about himself, the nature of good and evil?)the story is really about a self-conflict, right? even self-contradiction, rather than an opposition of good and evil... Albert's questions, too, are suggestive...the dream/reality ambiguity would be interesing to explore.
I agree... The authors use of names was a great way to tell this story.... I also think the GB can not seperate reality from dreams..
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