The setting in the story, Young Good Brown, is a key element to this story's theme. ... This theme is present in many passages of the text. The story begins with the line, "Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the streets of Salem village; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife" (Hawthorne 1207). ... "Young Goodman Brown." Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

CRITICAL ESSAY ON NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE"S "YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN" I have chosen Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, because firstly I had already read The Scarlet Letter, and I liked it very much; and secondly, because it maintains the same underlying moral conflict of the novel. ... When you see the title of this short story "Young Goodman Brown", you can infer some things from it at first sight. ... It help us to create a first image of the main character Young Goodman Brown. ... In fact, Young Goodman Brown is the main character of this story. ... He is omniscient, since he...

• Word Count: 2367
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School