An-Brief-Analysis-of-Young-Goodman-Brown-简要分析《小伙子古德曼》.doc

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1、AnBriefAnalysisofYoungGoodmanBrownInhisshortstoryYoungGoodmanBrown,NathanielHawthornecreatesanintriguingnarrativeinwhichayounghusband,YoungGoodmanBrown,leaveshiswifeFaithaloneonenight.WhenallgoodPuritansperformtheireveningroutinestoprepareforagoodnightofsleepinthe

2、irhomes,GoodmanBrowngoesoutonamysteriousjourneyintothedarkandgloomyforesttomeetwithhisevilcompanion,thedevilhimself.Nothingstopshim,notevenhisdearFaithorherfears.Heisdeterminedtoproceedwith“hispresentevilpurpose”.Alothappenswhileheisout.Realityornot,theauthorleave

3、suptothereaderstodecide,butthroughshockingrevelationsandhisownobservations,GoodmanBrownisleadtoexperienceanightthatwouldchangehischaracterforever.YoungGoodmanBrownisthemaincharacterthroughoutthestory.Oneoftheothermaincharactersinthestoryisatraveler.ThistaleofYoung

4、GoodmanBrownshowstheclassicstruggleofgoodversusevil.SheisseenasinnocentandpureinBrown'seyesallthroughoutthebeginningofhisjourneyuntilhereachedtheworshipserviceandfoundhisownwifethere.Hefeltguiltyforwhathewasdoinganditreflectedthedarknessofthetownspeopleinwhichhewo

5、rshippedGodwitheverySunday.Thetravelergaveherhiscaneandshedisappearedveryquicklyafterthat.ngofthestorybeginsinthequaintvillageofSalem,butmostofthestoryissetinthedarkwoodsthatleadYoungGoodmanBrowntothealtarsetupforSatan.Thetraveler"nameisneverrevealed,butmanycluesl

6、eadthereadertothinkthatthetravelerisSatan.Brownwasabletowithstandthedevil'scharmandtemptationsandhecontinuedtobelieveinhisGod.ThedevilispersonifiedinthisstoryasthetravelerthatleadsYoungGoodmanBrowndeepintothewoodsandshowshimaworshipservicelikehehadneverseenbefore.

7、WhilethetravelerandYoungGoodmanBrownwerewalkingalongthepaththeyranintoGoodyCloysewhomhadtaughtyoungBrownhiscatechism.Hewouldhaveneverknownthetruepeoplewholivedinhiscommunityandevenhisownwife.ItwasanevilplaceandshowedthatthetravelerandBrownoriginallyhadanevilmissio

8、n.GoodmanBrownshowsbothinnocenceandcorruptibilityashevacillatesbetweenbelievingintheinherentgoodnessofthepeoplearoundhimandbelievingthatthedevilhastaken