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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
A good, quick, and intriguing read about a young man who loses faith in his religion and in the goodness of human nature. I can't say too much without spoiling it, so I'll just say that it's a thoughtful read and worth the short amount of time it will take to read it.
There's so much symbolism here and things to question that make you doubt the events. What's truly real, what's a dream, what's in his mind... did any of it happen?
I love it.
I love it.
really good potential, in theory it could have been a very interesting story but it fell flat for me
read for class. lots of food for thought :')
there is so much reading homework and we have a MIDTERM NEXT WEEK. WHY
there is so much reading homework and we have a MIDTERM NEXT WEEK. WHY
dark
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Young Goodman Brown is a tale you may or may not know, but I wish you'd be in the first group. While it is wirtten in English that is unspoken of for a few decades, the very language describes well a timeless occurence.
Whether the Sabbath midnight mass was a dream or a real event, we can say does matter, but at times it does not - losing faith does not require facts, just as gaining it does not. At the same time, newfound prejudice is an obstacle in bringing it up in a conversation.
Whether the Sabbath midnight mass was a dream or a real event, we can say does matter, but at times it does not - losing faith does not require facts, just as gaining it does not. At the same time, newfound prejudice is an obstacle in bringing it up in a conversation.
Well, actually I don't really knew Nathaniel Hawthorne's works before nor his actual biography or such, so I can't decide wether this story was a real sad story about a man loosing his faith or a contemptuous mock to hypocrisy of the puritan people. But in any way, I think it was a gloomy unhappy story.
Young goodman Brown was a young husband who left his wife, name Faith, to a dark and gloomy forrest to meet the Devil himself and to do some evil purpose. Why he had to do it, and why it had to be on that particular night, was obscure. While he was walking with the Devil, he leart some facts of his family. He always thought the his ancestor was traditional and religious, but then he found out that his father partake to set fire to Indian Village and his grandfather join the lashed of the Quacker women in Salem. Such wickedness that he could not even imagine.
Later on, he also learnt that people he knew; a nice old woman, a good friend and even a Minister of God was not as good and innocent as they seems. They all have sinned. A repulsive disgusting sins. But he stood firm to his own faith. Then, the Devil brought Faith upfront, and by that Young Goodman Brown broke down and cried, "My Faith has gone."
After that night, his view and attitude of life and people around his was completely changed. He's bitter, suspicious, distant and had no love in his heart. So sad. Was everything that happened that night in the forrest real or unreal, were vague and up to readers to interpret. One thing for sure, Young Goodman Brown was really unfortunate man.
Later on, he also learnt that people he knew; a nice old woman, a good friend and even a Minister of God was not as good and innocent as they seems. They all have sinned. A repulsive disgusting sins. But he stood firm to his own faith. Then, the Devil brought Faith upfront, and by that Young Goodman Brown broke down and cried, "My Faith has gone."
After that night, his view and attitude of life and people around his was completely changed. He's bitter, suspicious, distant and had no love in his heart.