which the writings possessed. Many literary works showed the value in individualism, one’s self development, and freedom. Writers and poets like Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville alluded to these values in their stories. However, they also alluded to evils that are in society. There are several similarities and differences between the types of evils their stories represented. There are two major types of evils within these sections. To begin with, Nathanial Hawthorne focused
era, which the writings possessed. Many literary works showed value in individualism, one’s self development, and freedom. Writers and poets like Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville alluded to these values in their stories. However, they also alluded to evils that are in society. There are several similarities and differences between the types of evils their stories represented. There are two major types of evils in these sections. To begin with, Nathanial Hawthorne focused on
one of America’s first romantic writers and his writings are still quite popular today. One of Hawthorne’s most popular short stories include the writing of “Young Goodman Brown.” What makes Hawthorne so progressive in today’s literary world is the fact that he makes a smooth transition from symbolism to allegory in his writings. Edgar Allan Poe uses a more gothic style of writing that gives his science fiction literature unique character. One of Poe’s more popular stories is “The Fall of the House
Analyses of Short Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” Goodman Brown was not asleep in this short story. As I read, I believed that Goodman did indeed meet the devil in the forest. If he had indeed dreamt about the trip he was sent on and meeting the devil, I think his nervousness would have been described in more detail then it was. Concentrating more on the anxiety he was feeling would have led the reader to believe that the events were not real. I also saw this story
TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS The purpose of Text Interpretation and Analysis is a literary and linguistic commentary in which the reader explains what the text reveals under close examination. Any literary work is unique. It is created by the author in accordance with his vision and is permeated with his idea of the world. The reader’s interpretation is also highly individual and depends to a great extent on his knowledge and personal experience. That’s why one cannot lay down a fixed “model”