Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Young Goodman Brown

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Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864

• Born in Salem, Massachusetts
• Puritan Background
• Ancestor of John Hathorne one of the three
  judges in the Salem Witch Trials

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Hawthornes Background

• Began writing after college
• Spent many years in seclusion starving artist
• Held many jobs including writer and publisher

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His Themes in Writing

• Moral allegories
• The sinful man
• Hypocrisy
• The dark side of human nature
• The religious

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Who were the Puritans?

• Wanted a pure church
• No candles
• No Images
• No stained glass windows
• Rejected the showy church of England
• Led very somber lives governed solely by a strict
  interpretation of the Bible
• No nonsense dancing, gambling, drama, etc

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Basic Beliefs of the Puritan Church

• Jesus Christ is the Son of God died on the
  cross for everyones sins
• The whole Bible is the word of God and it is to
  be followed to the letter.
• The belief in these ideas are fact is known as a
  persons faith
• Faith strong belief in God or in the doctrines
  of a religion, based on spiritual understanding
  rather than proof.

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Basic Beliefs of the Puritan Church

• Faith is what is necessary to get into heaven.
• If you dont go to heaven you go to hell.
• Sins, as defined by the Bible, are to be avoided
  at cut out of life
• A catechism is a book that is used to teach basic
  principles of the church

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The Infamous Puritans

• The Salem Witch Trials put the Puritans
  prominently in the history books

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And Now, Nathanial Hawthorns Short Story

• Young Goodman Brown

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Some Basics

• Characters
• Young Goodman Brown
• His wife Faith
• Mysterious man in the forest with a strange
  looking staff

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Some Basics

• Minor Characters Notes
• Constable person in law enforcement
• Deacon position in church held by congregation
  member
• Goody abbr. of goodwife, female version of
  goodman
• Reverend pastor
• Sabbath day of rest in the Christian church in
  this case, Sunday

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YGB as an Allegory

• What is an allegory?
• A story where everything is a symbol
• Used commonly to instruct especially in religious
  matters
• SYMBOL An object, person, or event that
  functions as itself, but also stands for
  something more than itself.
• For example a dove stands for Peace.

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown Basics

• The Snake Satan
• The Devil

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown - Basics

• The Forest
• Evil / Sin

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown Basics

• Stars / Sky / Heavenly Bodies
• Heaven / Connection with God

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown - Basics

• White Purity
• Red Sin
• Pink ????

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown - Basics

• Fire
• Hell

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The Allegory of Young Goodman Brown now, not
basic

• Young Goodman Brown
• The common Christian man brown is neutral (can
  apply to or be anyone)
• Faith
• A Christians faith
• Witches
• Satan / Evil

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Another literary term feather for your literary
term cap

• Imagery words and phrases that re-create vivid
  sensory experiences for the reader. Usually
  imagery is visual, but often it is written to the
  senses of smell, hearing, taste, and touch

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Complete C-Notes Questions Summary (due
in-class)

• 4 level one questions
• 3 level two questions
• 3 level three questions
• Make sure you space the questions throughout both
  pages of notes
• Write a 5 sentence summary on the bottom of the
  notes in the box provided