“Young Goodman Brown”
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Read the short story “Young Goodman Brown.” Answer the questions below (using complete sentences) and complete the thinking map on the
back of this page in which you analyze and explain the elements of an allegory.
1. Who is the narrator of “Young Goodman Brown”? What advantage does the narrative point of view give the author?
2. “YGB” has two distinct settings: Salem and the woods. What are the differences between these settings? What significance does each setting have in the
story?
3. Explain the change that takes place in Goodman Brown at the end of the story. Why can he not listen to the singing of holy psalm or to the minister’s
sermons? What causes him to turn away from Faith and die in gloom?
4. Are the events in the story a dream? Why or why not?
Provide QUOTES, citing the
PARAGARPH number, that
back up what you said
Faith’s ribbons represent.
Symbols in “YGB”
(in this area, explain what
Faith’s pink ribbon
represents).
Allegorical Figures in “YGB”
(in this area, explain the double
meaning of the character
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN.
Use page 289 to help you).
Provide QUOTES, citing the
PARAGARPH number, that
back up what you said about
YGB as an allegorical figure.
“Young Goodman
Brown”
as an
Allegory
Provide QUOTES, citing the
PARAGARPH number, that
back up what you said the
staff represents.
Symbols in “YGB”
(in this area, explain what
the snake-like staff
represents).
Allegorical Figures in “YGB”
(in this area, explain the double
meaning of the character
FAITH. Use page 289 to help
you).
Provide QUOTES, citing the
PARAGARPH number, that back
up what you said about FAITH
as an allegorical figure.