How the Story Young Goodman Brown Relates to My Real Life Experiences Term Paper

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real-life events relating to "Young Goodman Brown," by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN

Young Goodman Brown's journey is a classic tale of good vs. evil. Brown's journey consists of a nocturnal forest visit to resist the temptations of the devil. He must return to his village before sunrise.

Brown is unsure of himself, and fearful of his visit. When he first enters the forest, he's afraid of everything, looking for something evil behind every tree limb and rock. I have often felt the same way when I enter a room full of strangers. I am nervous of how I appear, and how I will sound as I talk with them, and I hope that they do not think badly of me.

When he meets a traveler who seems evil to him, and he resists the traveler's advances. I feel the same way when I do not know someone, and they make a rude remark, or seem unkind.

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I will stay away from them.

Brown feels strong and powerful, and that he can defy the evil in the forest, until they meet his childhood catechism teacher and he sees she has turned into something evil. When this happens he loses much of his confidence. I remember meeting someone I had known many years before, that I had always thought of as my friend, and I found out they really were not my friend at all. I lost all confidence in them, and in my ability to see people for what they really are. It took me a long time to trust some of my friends again.

Now as he continues through the forest, he looks for good and hope, but hears only strange howling voices. He does make it to the end of his journey, but he finds his fellow villagers enjoying Satanic acts. He loses all faith in the….....

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