Comparing and Contrasting “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery” By: Wayne Gillard II Professor C. Givens ENGL 102-B19 Wayne Gillard Prof. Givens ENGL 102-B19 Essay 1 Outline Thesis: The literary works of “The Lottery” and “Young Goodman Brown” both appear to show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment. I. Introduction/Statement of Thesis II. Themes and Author’s Purpose a. The Lottery i. The hazards of following tradition or living according to
Complementing Stories Using Literary Devices Literary devices are used by readers and authors to convey, analyze, and interpret literary works. Symbolism, foreshadowing, tone, and theme are just a few of the many tools authors use to transport your mind in their story. Often times, regardless of the author’s intentions, stories somehow find themselves linked by the use of said tools. Hawthorne and Jackson did not create these stories to enhance one another’s shared dark plot, but through
Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” reveals that different literary elements, such as tone and setting, are used to convey the characters’ arrival at dark, sinister places. II. INTRODUCTION III. SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “THE LOTTERY” A. Setting the tone: Peaceful and relaxing B. Irony: Even though the mood is relaxing, there is a premonition of something bad to come C. Ending: The ending is implied IV. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S “YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN”
Essay Julia Williams ENG102-FA2017 Young Goodman Brown & The Lottery Julia Williams There is a lot that goes into a fictional story, especially for the writer of the story. Most readers don’t look closely enough at a story to realize how much truly goes into it. Two major aspects that go into writing a fictional story include characterization and setting, both of which play a major role in the stories “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Without the settings
Young Goodman Brown and the Lottery Symbolism Use In: "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Lottery" The authors, Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, both frequently use symbols within their stories "The Lottery" and "Young Goodman Brown." Symbols are utilized as an enhancement tool to stress the theme of each story. Hawthorne uses names and objects to enhance the theme, and Jackson mainly utilizes names to stress the theme, although she does have one object as a symbol of great importance to the theme
Fiction Essay Young Goodman Brown vs. The Lottery Authors: Nathaniel Hawthrone and Shirley Jackson ENGL 102 Spring Zuidema October 16, 2017 Page Break Nyasia Midgette ENGL 102 October 9, 2017 Thesis Statement: "The Lottery by Shirley Jackson" and " Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthrone" stories, Shirley Jackson encourages her readers to question their beliefs, actions, and the world by creating struggle. Page Break Compare
those around us. Peoples beliefs have been questioned throughout history and will always be questioned. In “Young Goodman Brown”, author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates how a man questions his faith and belief, leading to him to go out and to meet with the Devil himself. In turn the man, Goodman Brown, doesn’t believe in anyone in his town again. Shirley Jackson the author of “The Lottery” illustrates actions such as sacrificing others is defining the people of the town almost primitive which leads
literature. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathanial Hawthorne each portray emotivist ideas through statements and actions made by the characters. The story “Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., serves as a “moral statement”
102- Fiction Essay Professor Mary Dixon The Comparison of “The Lottery” and “Young Goodman Brown” Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne were two American authors who were born over a century apart and shared the same love of literary works but in a sick and twisted kind of way. They were authors who simply wrote with passion about beliefs, sin, and the natural temptations of evil in all humans. The story of “Young Goodman Brown”, takes places at the end of the 17th century, around the time of
between “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In her short story, ‘The Lottery’, Jackson uses a series of specific details and ordinary personages to describe the events leading to an unfair death. These details reveal the dangers of blindly upholding traditions and passing them to the next generations, without knowing much about the origin or the significance of the tradition. Jackson wisely incorporates various elements of fiction into the story in order