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“Young Goodman Brown” Short Answer Assignment ENG 250 – American Literature Graded out of 40 Review the details for this paper assignment. Once you have completed the paper and saved as a Word document, you must submit the paper to your instructor via Turnitin (see “Young Goodman Brown” Response – Submission in the Assignments for Week 2.) Assignment Instructions: For this assignment, you will read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” (DiYanni, p. 391-399). After reading the story, analyze the following elements according to the guidelines and questions below: 1. Reference Citation: Complete an APA style reference page citation for the story, including the title, author, and appropriate publication information. 2. Plot: Summarize the story. What are the main incidents in the story? What is the climax of the story? How does the story end? 3. Structure: How are the incidents in the story arranged (for example, chronologically)? Are there any instances of flashbacks and foreshadowing? 4. Type of Story: What type of short fiction is this? Is this a parable, fable, or short story, or does it share elements of several of these? Be sure to support your answer with reasons for your viewpoint. 5. Characters: Who are the main characters in the story? What adjectives would you use to characterize them? Who are the other characters, and what are their roles or impact on the story? How would you describe the way that the characters speak (fast, slow, elegantly, lightly, angrily, etc.)? 6. Setting: Where does the story take place? At what time does the story take place? Is the setting symbolic? What adjectives would you use to describe the setting? Explain the setting vividly. 7. Symbolism: Are there any objects or events that serve as symbols in the story? What do the symbols represent? How does the author make this clear to the reader? 8. Language and Style: How is the language appropriate for the audience? How is the language appropriate for the story itself? How would you describe the author’s style (elegant, formal, informal, harsh, cold, short, flowery, etc.)? Use specific examples to explain your answer. 9. Theme: Is there a theme (or, in the case of a children’s story, a moral) to the story? What is it? If there is no theme/moral, why do you think there isn’t one? Does this theme/moral challenge or confirm your values? 10. Historical Context: In your opinion, how does this story relate to its social and historical context? What is Hawthorne trying to say, if anything, about this period of time in American history? © Hondros College Make sure to include a separate section, with a label, for each point listed above. You will lose points for combining sections, or for not labeling each section. Separate your answers, even if you feel as though you are repeating yourself. Answers that only refer to another section of the assignment, such as “see the answer for Language and Tone,” are unacceptable. The lengths of each answer will vary; however, be as thorough as possible, try to answer all of the questions within each category, and apply the concepts discussed in your textbook and the course PowerPoints. Write as much as is necessary to write to completely answer each question, but a 4-6 sentence paragraph will probably be appropriate for each section. Grading: Each question will be graded individually out of three, and the sum of those grades will make up the bulk of the assignment grade. A grade of 3/3 is reserved for thorough, well-developed answers; a grade of 2/3 means the answer missing some detail, but is good overall; a grade of 1/3 means the answer deserves some credit, but needs some major work; and a grade of 0/3 means that the section either is missing or doesn’t engage the questions at all. Be certain to also revise and edit properly, as well as follow the formatting guidelines noted above. Additionally, the assignment should include an APA formatted title page, Times New Roman 12 point font, and 1inch margins. An abstract is not necessary. “Young Goodman Brown” Short Answer Rubric Possible Points Points Earned Effectiveness of answers: The student answers all the questions based on the lectures and textbook readings, providing clear support and logic for his or her ideas. This is the sum of individual grades for each section. 30 Assignment is edited and revised properly: The essay is written with clear, interesting, sound sentences; appropriate tone; a lack of grammatical, mechanical, typographical, and punctuation errors. 7 Assignment follows formatting guidelines: The assignment has an APA-style title page, uses Times New Roman 12 font, has appropriate margins, and otherwise acceptably meets APA standards. In addition, the assignment offers correct headers for each section of the paper, and clearly delineates one answer from another. 3 TOTAL: 40 Please see the rubric below for detailed grading information. © Hondros College Hawthorne/Young Goodman Brown 301 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 11804-18641 Nathaniel Hawthorne lived most of his life in New En gland, the setting for many of his works, including his famous masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter. During the administration of American President Franklin Pierce, Hawthorne served as American consul in Liverpool, England. He traveled in Eu- rope, most notably in Italy, and he lived for a while in Rome, the setting for his novel The Marble Faun. Besides his handful of novels, Hawthome wrote many tales and short stories that have become classics of American Literature, Young Goodman Broum" is one of his most famous and one of his finest stories , particularly in its reflection of the Puritan frame of mind, which absorbed Hawthorne's literary imagination, Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset, into the street of Salem village, but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as the wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap, while she called to Goodman Brown. "Dearest heart," whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, "prithee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!" "My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. What, my sweet, pretty wife, dost thou doubt me already, and we but three months married!" "Then God bless you!" said Faith with the pink ribbons, "and may you find all well, when you come back." "Amen!" cried Goodman Brown. "Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to bed at dusk, and no harm will come to thee." So they parted; and the young man pursued his way, until, being about to turn the corner by the meeting-house, he looked back and saw the head of Faith still peeping after him, with a melancholy air, in spite of her pink ribbons. "Poor little Faith!" thought he, for his heart smote him."What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too. Methought, as she spoke, there was trouble in her face, as if a dream had warned her what work is to be done to- night. But no, no! 't would kill her to think it. Well; she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night, I'll cling to her skirts and follow her to Heaven" With this excellent resolve for the future, Goodman Brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his purpose. He had taken a dreary road, darkened present evil 99 FOR FURTHER READING 302 who creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was as lonely by all the gloomest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow path is this peculiarity in such a solitude, that the traveller knows not w lonely as could be, and there may be con footsteps, he may yet be passing through an unseen multitude. cealed by the inmamerable trunks and the thick boughs overhead; so that, with lonely "There may be a devilish Indian behind every tree," said Goodman Brown to him self; and he glanced fearfully behind him, as he added, "What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!" His head being turned back, he passed a crook of the road, and looking forward again, He arose at Goodman Brown's approach, and walked onward, side by side with him beheld the figure of a man, in grave and decent attire, seated at the foot of an old tree. "You are late, Goodman Brown," said he. "The clock of the Old South was strik "Faith kept me back awhile," replied the young man, with a tremor in his voice, caused by the sudden appearance of his companion, though not wholly unexpected, It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two as could be discerned, the second traveller was about fifty years old, apparently in the same rank of life as Goodman Brown, and bearing a con- siderable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in expression than features. Still, they might have been taken for father and son. And yet, though the elder person was as simply clad as the younger, and as simple in manner too, he had an indescribable air ing, as I came through Boston; and that is full fifteen minutes agone." were journeying. As nearly of one who knew the world, and would not have felt abashed at the governor dinner-table, or in King William's court, were it possible that his affairs should call him thither. But the only thing about him that could be fixed upon as remarkable, was his staff , which bore the likeness of a great black snake, so curiously wrought, that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent. This, of course, must have been an ocular deception, assisted by the uncertain light. "Come, Goodman Brown!" cried his fellow-traveller, "this is a dull pace for the be- ginning of a journey. Take my staff, if you are so soon weary." “Friend," said the other, exchanging his slow pace for a full stop, "having kept covenant by meeting thee here, it is my purpose now to return whence I came. I have scruples, touching the matter thou wot'st of." "Sayest thou so?" replied he of the serpent, smiling apart. "Let us walk on, never- theless, reasoning as we go, and if I convince thee not, thou shalt turn back. We are but a little way in the forest, yet.' "Too far, too far!" exclaimed the Goodman, unconsciously resuming his walk. "My father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before him. We have been a race of honest men and good Christians, since the days of the martyrs. And shall I be the first of the name of Brown that ever took this path and kept “Such company , thou wouldst say," observed the elder person, interrupting his pause. “Well said, Goodman Brown! I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the Puritans; and that's no trifle to say, I helped your grand- father , the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the strecim of Salem. And it was I that brought your father a pitch-pine knot, kindled at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village, in King Philip's war . They were my good friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had along this path, and returned merrily after midnight. I would fain be friends with you, for their sake! 393 Hawthorne/Young Goodman Brown Trit be as thou savest," replied Goodman Brown."I marvel they never spoke of these matters. Or, verily, I marvel not, seeing that the least rumor of the sort would boot, and abide no such wickedness." have driven them from New England. We are a people of prayer and good works to Wickedness or not," said the traveller with the twisted staff, "I have a very general acquaintance here in New England. The deacons of many a church have drunk the communion wine with me; the selectmen, of divers towns, make me their chairman; and a majority of the Great and General Court are firm supporters of my interest. The governor and 1, too but these are state secrets." "Can this be so!" cried Goodman Brown, with a stare of amazement at his undis- curbed companion. "Howbeit, I have nothing to do with the governor and council; they have their own ways, and are no rule for a simple husbandman like me. But, were I to go on with thee, how should I meet the eye of that good old man, our minister, at Salem village? Oh, his voice would make me tremble, both Sabbath-day and Thus far, the elder traveller had listened with due gravity, but now burst into a fit of irrepressible mirth, shaking himself so violently, that his snakelike staff actually seemed to wriggle in sympathy. "Ha, ha, ha!" shouted he, again and again; then composing himself, “Well, go on, Goodman Brown, go on; but, prithee, don't kill me with laughing!" "Well, then, to end the matter at once," said Goodman Brown, considerably net- tled, "there is my wife, Faith. It would break her dear little heart; and I'd rather break lecture-day!" my own!" come to any "Nay, if that be the case," answered the other,"e'en go thy ways, Goodman Brown. I would not, for twenty old women like the one hobbling before us, that Faith should harm." As he spoke, he pointed his staff at a female figure on the path, in whom Goodman Brown recognized a very pious and exemplary dame, who had taught him his cate- chism in youth, and was still his moral and spiritual adviser, jointly with the minister and Deacon Gookin. "A marvel, truly, that Goody Cloyse should be so far in the wilderness, at night- fall!" said he. "But, with your leave, friend, I shall take a cut through the woods, until we have left this Christian woman behind. Being a stranger to you, she might ask whom I was consorting with, and whither I was going" "Be it so," said his fellow-traveller. "Betake you to the woods, and let me keep the path. Accordingly, the young man turned aside, but took care to watch his companion, who advanced softly along the road, until he had come within a staff's length of the old dame. She, meanwhile, was making the best of her way, with singular speed for so aged a woman, and mumbling some indistinct words, a prayer, doubtless, as she went. The traveller put forth his staff, and touched her withered neck with what seemed the serpent's tail. “The devil!" screamed the pious old lady. "Then Goody Cloyse knows her old friend?" observed the traveller, confronting her, and leaning on his writhing stick. “Ah, forsooth, and is it your worship, indeed?” cried the good dame. "Yea, truly is it, and in the very image of my old gossip, Goodman Brown, the grandfather of the FOR FURTHER READING Ford 304 dep via wee wolf-bane w Goodman Brown * sally fellow that now is Bur, would your worship believe it my broomstick lach strangely disappeared, stolen, as I suspect, by that unhanged witch, Goody Cory, and chat roo, when I was all anointed with the face of smallage and cinque foil and "Mingled with tine wheat and the lat of a new-born babe," said the shape of old "Ah your worship knows the recipe, cried the old lady, cackling aloud "So, as mind to foot it; for they tell me there is a nice young man to be taken into commu was saying, being all ready for the meeting, and no horse to ride on, I made up my nion to-night. But now your good worship will lend me your arm, and we shall be "That can hardly be," answered her friend. "I may not spare you my arm, Goody So siving, he threw it down at her feet, where, perhaps, it assumed lite, being one of Goodman Brown could not take cognizance. He had cast his eyes in astonishment, and the rods which its owner had formerly lent to the Egyptian Magi. On this fact, however, looking down again, beheld neither Goody Cloyse nor the serpentine stall, but his "That old woman taught me my catechism!" said the young man, and there was a there in a twinkling." Cloyse, but here is my statt, if you will." fellow-traveller alone, who waited for him as calmly as if nothing had happened, up world of meaning in this simple comment. They continued to walk onward, while the elder traveller exhorted his companion to make good speed and persevere in the path, discoursing so aptly , that his arguments seemed rather to spring up in the bosom of his auditor, than to be suggested by him self . As they went he plucked a branch of maple, to serve for a walking-stick, and began to strip it of the twigs and little boughs, which were wet with evening dew. The moment his fingers touched them, they became strangely withered and dried as with a week's sunshine. Thus the pair proceeded, at a good free pace, until sud denly, in a gloomy hollow of the road, Goodman Brown sat himself down on the stump of a tree, and refused to go any farther. "Friend," said he, stubbornly, "my mind is made up. Not another step will I budge on this errand. What if a wretched old woman do choose to go to the devil, when I thought she was going to Heaven! Is that any reason why I should quit my dear Faith, and go after her?" "You will think better of this by and by," said his acquaintance, composedly. "Sit here and rest yourself awhile; and when you feel like moving again, there is my staff to help you along Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom. The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister, in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin. And what calm sleep would be his, that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith! Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it. On came the hoof-tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices.com versing soberly , as they drew near. These mingled sounds appeared to pass along the the tramp
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YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
Plot: summaries the story. What are the main incidents in the story?
Hawtrhrоne starts оff іn the atmоsphere оf suspense and mystery. We learn that Gооdman
Brоwn іs gоіng оn a jоurney vіa the fоrest but we dо nоt knоw why оr where. We therefоre get a
lіttle backgrоund оf іnfоrmatіоn that Gооdman Brоwn іs a happy marrіed man frоm the vіllage
оf Salem. He іs a man whо takes prіde іn hіs very cоmmunіty tоgether wіth the leaders thоugh
hіs famіly dіd sоmethіng pretty wіcked back іn the days. The grоund here іs rіpe fоr a mоral
cоnflіct (Hawthоrne et al., 2011,).
What is the climax of the story?

The clіmax befalls when Gооdman at the altar wіth faіth tо take the іndіcatоr оf baptіsm frоm
the devіl, pauses the last mіnute and cоmmends hіs wіfe tо gaze up tо heaven and repel the evіl
оne. Thіs set оff when Gооdman recоvers hіmself sіngle-handedly іn the wооds as іf he was just
wоken frоm a reverіe. What he abruptly encоunters іn the wооds changes hіs lіfe and he nоw
develоps wary wіth everyоne just as the purіtans оf the real lіfe when they tооk part іn wіtch
hunt that preceded tо puttіng tо death оf guіltless peоple (DіYannі, 1994,).
How does the story end?
The stоry ends where Hawthоrne jumps years and years ahead tо shоw Gооdman Brоw what
kіnd оf a man he wіll becоme (Hawthоrne et al., 2011,). Here he trіes becоmіng glооmy,
suspіcіоus then trіes tо becоme a cоuple and extra dоses оf glооm whіch leads tо Brоwn
spendіng the rest оf hіs lіfetіme suspectіng the wоrst abоut peоple.

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STRUCTURE: How are the incidents in the story arranged (for example chronologically)?

Thіs sequence оf events іs fоrthrіght untіl late іn the stоry, the persоn whо reads asks whether
Gооdman Brоwn had fallen asleep іn the wооds and оnly dreamt a wіld dr...


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