Sunday, November 2, 2008
was it a dream??
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" there is some uncertainty of whether or not Brown's journey was real or if it was just a dream. Brown's experience is very vivid and seems very real, but I believe that is just a dream. Brown's experiences frighten him and leave him feeling skeptical about his belief in God. He sees people who he thought were very religious, such as his wife and the pastor, going into this dark forest and becoming one with evil. The next day, everything goes back to normal and everyone goes to church in an orderly fashion. This leaves Brown really confused about his belief in God. Brown's dream was intended to be a warning that we should not always believe what people say. People can be be two-faced and hypocritical. Hawthorne is sending this message to his readers through Brown's dream.
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I agree with you that young Goodman Brown was only dreaming. Also, I think that the guide that showed him through the forest was actually the evil side of himself that appeared older and wiser in order to trick him into going deeper into the woods. (just a theory)
I agree with your view of Brown's journey through the forest and altar was just a mere dream. It is true that people can have the potential of evil in their hearts, but Brown couldn't face that that truth. As Bethany said, his dream was supposedly about Brown's potential evil side. I also agree with how you said that people can be two-faced and hypocritical, very true in the world today.
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