John Goodman

In “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays a married man disillusioned by the townspeople’s complicity in evil. In the tale, Brown discovers that every wholesome person he knows, including his wife, are in league with the devil. His life after the night that he discovers this truth is one of cynicism and depression, as he regards everyone to be a facade of who they truly are. Conventional wisdom would uphold this condemnation of dishonesty. However, in Judith Viorst’s “The Truth About

could steer them down the beaten path. Whereas Goodman Brown goes on a journey that challenges his mind, the grandmother in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” goes on a journey that breaks down her mind. Whereas Goodman Brown’s journey taught him a lesson about the faults in others, the grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” struggled throughout her journey because she never recognized her own faults. In “Young Goodman Brown”, the main character, Goodman Brown, faces is faced with two options on his

are in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown”. The story, a man leaves his wife to venture out into the woods for the night (for a reason that is left unknown.) in spite of his wife Faith warning of the things that may happen along the way. Goodman Brown ignores Faith and goes out on his task. During his journey, Goodman Brown loses his innocence, and his view of the society he lives in is changed by the things he observes. Goodman Brown accepts what he sees to be true and lives

Stages of the Hero’s Journey Archetype     “‘I come from under the hill. And under the hill and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen’” (The Hobbit). When the dragon Smaug asks Bilbo of his identity, our hero speaks to him in riddles as to not give away who he is. Bilbo has snuck into Smaug’s lair, using a magical ring to become invisible. This part of his adventure is called the “Ordeal,” one of the twelve stages in the Hero’s Journey Archetype. The Hobbit

In Walden, Thoreau gives his thoughts and stories on different matters, like solitude and loneliness. In it, he starts to tell us an in-depth description about the breathtaking nature and creatures. Even though this whole chapter is mostly talking about nature, he starts to get down to solitary. He is use to being alone because he lived on a prairies and people did not live close to his house. So you can say that he has no problem being by himself. He likes being alone and we know this because

Occurrence of Suspense Ambrose Bierce had literary techniques employed to create and maintain suspense in his short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Throughout the story suspense is built in flashbacks. The setting and in the use of Peyton's senses. This short story involves close attention to a dream escape of Peyton Farquhar. The setting, which takes place in the forest is a part of suspense. While Peyton is awaiting his deathbed, he takes a look around to find someone, but nobody

Light in the Forest The Light in the Forest, by Conrad Richter is a book that takes place in the 1700’s when English settlers were having disputes over land with Native Americans. It’s about a boy named John, or True Son. He was born by the English with white blood, but at an early age was taken and adopted by the Indians. Now, at the age of 15, he is taken back by his white family to live with them. You’ll soon find out, though, that True Son isn’t to happy going back to his white family because

The path ended abruptly at a brook, and for a while it became so lost beneath snapped twigs and decaying pine needles that navigating it was a matter of faith. Finally, the path reappeared and took a sharp turn. As we rounded the corner, I heard a strange and sudden sound—leaves rustling and then crunching footsteps. Elgar heard it too, I could see it in his eyes. “It might be him,” he whispered. We charged up a ridge. Through ribbons of dust I saw the dark silhouette of a man crouched low searching

Young Goodman Brown was an innocent, corruptly, and doubtful man. At first, he only thought there was goodness inside of his father and grandfather, until the old man tells Goodman Brown that he knew both of them. All the people that he thought were pure, happened to be connected with the devil at one point. Once he found out about everybody that the old man knew, Goodman Brown questioned his beliefs about everything and he was never the same. When Goodman Brown went to the forest, it completely

The forest behind Aiden's house were thick, and stretched on for miles. Tall pines, maples, and oaks reached up from the ground, their green and scarlet tipped fingers scraping the sky. Green-gold morning light filtered through the dense canopy above his head, and a few early fallen leaves crunched beneath his feet. A lazy stream trickled its way through the tangle of roots and heavy underbrush, gurgling softly as it went; the scales of small fish flashing below its crystal surface. Aiden walked