Along with the Minister and Deacon Goodkin, Goody Cloyse represents the “best of the best” of Puritan society to Brown. Their piety and righteousness are models for him and when he finds they are part of the devil’s parish (no pun intended) his beliefs are shattered.

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‘” However, this is an abuse of his Christian faith, something which one cannot simply pick and choose when to exercise and when to leave behind. In the woods, then, he sees one of Faith’s pink ribbons flutter from the sky above and catch on a tree near him.

Goody Cloyse A citizen of Salem Village who reveals herself to be a witch. Goody Cloyse was the name of an actual woman who was tried and convicted of witchcraft during the historical Salem Witch Trials of 1692; Hawthorne borrows her name for this character.

Indeed, it is with an ironic twist that some characters are named. For instance, Goody Cloyse, the catechist and Deacon Gookin are the actual names of two people who were closely involved in the Salem Witchcraft Trials. It is Goody Cloyse who remarks that the devil resembles the grandfather of Goodman Brown.

Symbolic Significance of Forest In Story Young Goodman Brown symbolic of Christian “self-exploration” in which doubt immediately supplants faith. The forest also represents the wild New World that was something to fear.

What signs do we see in the text that this destination is a frightening one on this particular night of the year? “Creates a foreboding atmosphere. The signs we see in the test that the setting is frightening are the negative connotations like melancholy, evil, dreary darkened, gloomiest.”

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What power will be granted to the devil’s new converts? They will be able to detect everyone’s sins and secrets.

Why is everyone Brown has felt reverence for at the meeting? He says that he showed up for their meeting because he promised to do so but does not wish to touch the staff and wants to return to the village.

In other words, this second traveler is a form of alter ego that represents the inner and darker thoughts of YGM and the ethereal self who is much malicious and has the capacity to break away from a life of purity.

Of course, the most spiritually devastating sight for Brown is that of his wife Faith “trembling before that unhallowed altar” at the black mass in the forest. He calls to her, “Faith! Faith!… look up to heaven and resist the wicked one.”

The Fear of the Wilderness From the moment he steps into the forest, Goodman Brown voices his fear of the wilderness, seeing the forest as a place where no good is possible. He himself is ashamed to be seen walking in the forest and hides when Goody Cloyse, the minister, and Deacon Gookin pass.

-Newlywed Goodman Brown reluctantly leaves his wife Faith for the night to keep an appointment. In the woods, he meets a “man” who resembles both his grandfather and the Devil. -Brown witnesses a Black Mass wherein everyone he once considered pious, including his own Faith, worships the Devil.

What is carved on Brown’s tombstone when he dies? Nothing is carved as his last hour was gloom. He got what the devil gifted him was the ability to see the evil in all people.

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It is one of Faith’s pink cap ribbons which falls from the sky and catches on the branch of a tree. Young Goodman Brown is devastated when he sees the ribbon. When he initially leaves his wife to venture into the forest for what he thinks is an “evil purpose,” Goodman Brown is filled with sorrow and foreboding.

Goodman Brown, like other Puritans, associates the forest with the wild “Indians” and sees one hiding behind every tree. He believes that the devil could easily be present in such a place—and he eventually sees the devil himself, just as he had expected.

Goodman Brown is a trusting, naive man in the beginning if the story but witnesses a witch ceremony that changes his personality drastically. Seeing his family and his neighbors taking part in the sinful act changes his outlook on life and his outlook on their personalities as well.

9. What impact does the author’s decision to name Goodman Brown’s wife “Faith” have on the text? By naming Goodman Brown’s wife “Faith,” Hawthorne uses Brown’s wife to symbolize Brown’s commitment to his religion, or “faith.” It is Brown’s journey into the forest that ultimately tests his faith.

It seems apparent that the narrator does not endorse Goodman Brown’s attitiude that he adopted after his encounter in forest. The ending line tells us that Goodman Brown’s dying hour is misery. Thus, he never overcame the literal and figurative demons of that night.

How does Goodman Brown’s state of mind change after the night he spends in the forest? He is stern, sad, distrustful of people. Dies in gloom.

5. Why does Goodman Brown see himself as “the chief horror of the scene”? Goodman Brown thought people were laughing at him but really he was alone in the forest and it was Nature’s sounds that he heard. This is the reason he thought he was the chief of horror because he was scared of himself.

how does the author describe GB at the end of the story? he is miserable, distrustful, and gloomy now knowing that all of the people in the community were not who he thought they were. He doesn’t confide in anyone anymore and he dies with this grief he has to bear with alone.

What is Goodman Brown’s wife name and why is it significant? Give two ways to compare her name and his faith? His wife’s name is Faith and it is significant because it is a symbol for his faith. One way to compare her name to actual faith is when he was asked why he was late and he said Faith kept me.

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