ENGL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Young Goodman Brown, Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Is a man of puritan faith and takes pride in it. His curiosity causes him to accept a man"s invitation to go into the forest to see an evil ceremony. She is trusting and faithful, is the embodiment of virtue. Her presence at the ritual in the forest causes (gb) to question her righteousness . He tempts (gb) to go see the ritual. First encounter with (gb) is in the middle of a dark road. Is delighted to see how many salem christian residents turned to the dark side. Tries to get (gb) to join the dark side. Resident of salem who helps young girls learn the bible. Secretly practices witchcraft and attends meeting in the forest. Symbol of puritan faith and pillar of community. He turns out to be a follower of the devil. Deacon = important man in the church in salem. (gb) thinks the deacon is very religious.