young goodman brown
...rable person or of mean base. This is ironically exactly what Goodman Brown becomes. Hawthorne allegory is so vivid but at times, as we see now, hidden behind some of the text. The other characters, Goody Cloyse, Deacon Goodkin, and Goodman Brown himself name’s are very symbolic of the work. All three names include the word good in them. Goodman even has the first name Young implying that he is fairly young and a good-hearted man. The word young itself tells us that Goodman may not be as mature as need be. Why else would a man journey into the forest on what he knows to be a tough task and leave something so valuable behind like his Faith? Next we have the older lady, Goody Cloyse. The word good is present again. The word cloy in cloyse means to furnish beyond sufficiency. Hawthorne tells us that Goody Cloyse was a lady that taught him catechism when he was a child. A good lady that taught him more than he may need to know, yet she is out there in the forest associating with the devil. Then we have Deacon Goodkin. Once again, good appears to us as well as the word kin that can mean related of like nature. This gives us the perception that Goodman could be fond of the good nature of Goodkin and the well-deserved title Deacon. Hawthorne relays the message that there is good versus evil and that man, which may appear good to us, may indeed encounter evil temptations and lose. Quinerly 3 Last we have the traveler, which we know to be the devil. The allegory is witnessed in the name traveler, hencing the devil and his evilness is everywhere and move about effortlessness. Hawthorne gives us an example of this when he writes the traveler stating, “The clock of the Old South was striking as I came through Boston, and that is full fifteen minutes agone” (736). The allegory is represented very well as it brought new meaning and symbolic views into each character’s name. Hawthorne’s imagery played a huge part in bringing the story Young Goodman Brown to life. The forest in which Goodman is traveling was a vivid picture as I read this work. Young Goodman Brown’s use of imagery is clearly defined throughout the story. Hawthorne points out the ribbons worn by Faith on 4 occasions. He clarifies the color each time, which is pink. During Puritan times, when things as clothing are usually dull and dark, pink ribbons stands out. The story reads “…he looked back and saw the head of Faith still peeping after him with a melancholy air, in spite of her pink ribbons” (736). The color pink is colorful in a somewhat other gloomy, dreary story. Pink also co inheres with Goodman’s faith. Ferguson said, “Neither scarlet nor white, but of a hue somewhere between, the ribbons suggest neither total depravity nor innocence, but a psychological state somewhere between. Tied to a label to the head of Faith, they represent the tainted innocence, the spiritual imperfection of all mankind” (32). There is another time, while on this journey through the forest, Goodman sees Faith pink ribbons floating in the sky. I feel this means Goodman is now abandoning his faith, and he is aware of this. Once in the forest, Hawthorne’s imagery is at its best. Hawthorne writes, “The traveler put forth his staff and touched her withered neck with what seemed the serpent’s tail” (738). When reading this line, I could see the staff come to life. This was a wonderful example of Quinerly 4 personification. Imagery was represented well when Hawthorne explained Goodman seem to fly along the path in the forest and it grew wider and bleak. I at this time could not read anything without nearly placing myself in the setting. The forest concluded for one to think of nothing but evilness and wickedness. The livelier the forest was, the intense the reading was. The imagery was of such broad stature, it left me pondering the decision that if this was a dream or reality that Young Goodman encountered. Hawthorne goes further with the imagery. Goodman, after a scene where he begs Faith to resist the wicked one, finds himself in ...