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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," which are short stories separated in time, but very similar in theme. Hawthorne pictures a colonial setting in which a young man succumbs to perverted, devilish way of viewing his fellow villagers. Similarly, Faulkner pictures his heroine as the victim of a similarly distorted perception, in this case, derived from madness in a small early twentieth century Southern town. While the stories are different in structure, setting and characterization, they both show how distorted perception can alter how a protagonists views reality. No additional sources cited.
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theme. Hawthorne pictures a colonial setting in which a young man succumbs to perverted, devilish way of viewing his fellow villagers. Similarly, Faulkner pictures his heroine as the victim of
a similarly distorted perception, in this case, derived from madness in a small early twentieth century Southern town. While the stories are different in structure, setting and characterization, they both
show how distorted perception can alter how a protagonists views reality. Hawthorne pictures Goodman Brown as setting off on a journey, which seems dangerous as he advises his wife
to "Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to bed at dusk and no harm will come to thee" (Hawthorne 1033). There is an ominous air to this exchange, as
Faith begs her husband not to go. This perception is born out as Browns intention is to meet with the Satan himself, who shows him various people from his village
whom Brown thought to be good Christians who now appear to be the Devils followers. The Devil asserts that it was he who helped Browns grandfather lash a Quaker woman
though the streets of Salem and he, also, provided Browns father with a pitch-pine knot in order to set fire to an Indian village (Hawthorne 1035). Brown maintains his faith
in humanity until he hears the voice of his wife. When he stumbles out of the woods the next morning, he is a changed man. He has witnessed what
he feels is the true sinful side of everyone he knows, including his wife. While he suspects that his adventure was only a dream, he can never be sure and
it is this that destroys all of his relationships. He can never trust or feel at ease again because his view of reality has been completely distorted by his experience.
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