Honors English - GOTHIC PART 3 (Young Goodman Brown)

What was in Brown’s Wife’s hair?

pink ribbons

What does “Goodman” symbolize?

young, faithful, devoted to God

When did this take place?

witch trials in Salem in 1692

When does he leave?

dusk, nightfall (sunset)

What? is young goodman brown attempting to do?

go on a journey but his wife tries to stall him

“A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she’s afeard of herself, sometimes.”

brown

“Of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee.”

brown

When did Young goodman brown say he was coming back?

at sunrise

How long were they married for?

3 months

What was that troubled Faith so much?

she probably had a vision of some bad stuff happening (foreshadow)

“I’ll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven.”

brown

“He had taken a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest…”

brown

From where to where did Brown go?

from Salem to Boston, that’s not possible so he’s supernatural

Where was the old man seated?

at the foot of an old tree

“It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying.”

brown

Was the older traveller in the same rank as brown?

yes

Were the two more similar is features or expression?

expression

What could have the older traveller be taken as?

the father of brown

What kind of aura did the older traveller have?

an indescribably air of one who knew the world; experience, worldly knowledge, know how things work

His staff bore the likeness of…

a great black snake

What was Brown’s reaction when his fellow-traveller said “Come goodman brown, this is a dull place for the beginning of a journey.”

hesitation, unease; thought traveller was nice but sinister and so he agreed politely anyway but he hesitated

What does his fellow-traveller talk about?

The traveler appears to know the townspeople intimately, hinting that many who seem righteous are not truly virtuous.

What does the fellow traveller point out?

He points out that some respected members of the community—like ministers and churchgoers—also have hidden sins.

What is brown’s reaction when his friend points out that many of the religious people have hidden sins too?

Goodman Brown is shocked and disturbed; he begins to question the integrity of people he admires.

What does Goodman Brown say about his father and what does the serpent reply to that?

he says his father was innocent and the family line was honest and moral, but the serpent says everyone has their own sins and desires; humans are subject to sin

“I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the puritans.”

brown

“I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly though the streets of Salem.”

brown

With whom was the devil well-acquainted with?

Brown’s father and grandfather

“I would fain be friends with you, for their sake.”

brown

What was slowly being reveled in this story?

even the pious and religious respected figures have evil intentions and hidden sins

Is the devil well-acquainted with the puritan society?

yes

“I have nothing to do with the governor and council; they have their own ways, and are no rule for a simple husbandman like me. But, were I to go on with thee, how should I meet the eye of that good old man, our minister, at Salem village?”

brown

Why did the devil start laughing uncontrollably?

he finds pleasure in reveling corruption and he is laughing at the naivety of Brown’s shock at hidden sins

“I would not, for twenty ld women like the one hobbling before us, that Faith should come to any harm.”

brown, but Satan says it

Who is the woman on the road that Satan points to with his staff?

Goody Cloyse, Brown’s religious former teacher

What does Goody Cloyse/witch essentially say about his father?

that he wasn't entirely morally innocent, he made dealings

What does goody cloyse mean when she says "my broomstick hath strangely disappeared, stolen, as I suspect, by that unhinged witch, Goody Cory, and that , too, when I was all anointed with the juice of smallage and cinque-foil an wolfs bane—”

“I was ready for my magic work, fully prepared with my potions and herbs, and now someone has sabotaged me by stealing my broomstick.”

So what overly was the discussion between the devil and Goody Cloyse?

she lost her broomstick and resorted to walking and so, he give her his staff and she disappears with it

What happened when the devil touched the “makeshift” staff (branch)?

it withered

What happened when Brown refused to go any farther and stated his devotion to Faith?

the devil is certain he will change his mind and leaves his staff and disappears

What happens after the devil disappears?

he hears horse stomps

Who does Goodman Brown see on the horses and what does he hear?

the minister and Deacon Gookin, they discuss the importance of the meeting

“On came the hoof-tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.”

brown

To whom is deacon and minister referring to when they say "moreover, there is a goodly long woman to be taken into communion"

To faith, browns wife

“He looked up to the sky, doubting whether there really was a heaven above him. Yet, there was the blue arch, and the stars brightening it.”

brown

“A loft in the air, as if from the depths pf the cloud, came a confused and doubtful sound of voices.”

brown

What was happening when he heard the sound of a woman’s voice?

she was being taken up to communion and she seemed to be urged on by sinners and saints; she seems to also be hesitant and brown thinks its faith

What is happening while Brown is frantically in a psychological frenzy running around rapidly?

he is laughing disturbingly and rushes toward the devilish gathering thinking he might as well give in to

“But he was himself the chief horror of the scene, and shrank not from its other horrors.”

brown

Where does Brown arrive and what does Brown hear?

he arrives at a clearing where the trees are on fire;a familiar hymn bending in screaming cries nosies and the wilderness

Where does he boldly arrive (The meeting)?

alter-like rock with four surrounding blazing trees and he finds many memorable and honorable people but doesn’t see Faith so it gives him hope that his initial suspicions were wrong

What is happening when Brown steps forth to the congregation?

a voice says “bring the converts” “you have found your destiny” and a veiled woman (faith) is brought to the center of the field with Brown

What did the dark shadow tell the woman and Brown?

that they cannot resist temptation and that they all belong to the devil’s assembly

What did Martha Carrier receive?

the devil’s promise to be the queen of hell

Who especially did Goodman Brown see in the meeting?

his father urging him in, and his mother urging him back

“Evil is the nature of mankind. Evil must be your only happiness.”

brown

What happened when Brown says Faith has to turn to heaven?

he finds himself in the forest and he doesn’t know whether faith listened or not

What happened the next day after the whole meeting situation?

he stared around like a bewildered and bothered man, he looked at everyone differently

“On the Sabbath day, when the congregation were singing a holy psalm, he could not listen, because an anthem of sin rushed loudly upon his ear, and drowned all the blessed strain.”

brown

“They carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone, for his dying hour was gloom.”

brown; he allowed doubt and suspicion take over his faith