... outcome. In any work of literary art, there are sides of good as well as evil; one without the other does not and cannot exist. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, the influence of both good and evil are related to religion, sin and science; creating pieces of work that are both contemporary and complex. ... devil is supernatural. The devil continues to attack as Brown resolves to return to his Faith. Unexpectedly and more so, to teach us a lesson, Hawthorne leads both Brown and Faith into the hands of evil. He preaches about evil being only the balance to good. Religious language is present...

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... to present a position of appearance verses reality. In the poem "Grecian Urn", author John Keats creates an illusion of mortality painted on the urn verses the immortality of true life. Nathaniel Hawthorne also uses appearance verses reality when Young Goodman Brown discovers the true evil nature of mankind in what seemed to be his good friends and fellow townsmen. "Dover Beach" is ... is deceived by the good appearance of his fellow townsmen whom are really evil; which inevitably crushes his faith in mankind. Goodman Brown is so naive in the beginning of Hawthorne's story, "Young Goodm...

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