Young Goodman Brown1.What is the significance of the title? What may have been Hawthorne’s motive in naming hisprotagonist "Young Goodman Brown," rather than, say, Miles Bradford? What is thesignificance of his wife’s name?2.What are some features of the author’s style? What are some examples of indirection? Irony?("mumbling some indistinct words, a prayer, doubtless," 616) Humor? Overt allegory?3.When does the narrator enter the story, and what effect does this have?4.What do we learn about Goodman Brown’s wife at the beginning of the story? What do weknow about Brown’s motives for leaving his wife? ("as if a dream had warned her what work isto be done to-night. But, no, no! ‘t would kill her to think it," 614).5.What symbolism is associated with nature and the forest?6.What is the tone of the tale’s several references to Native Americans? (e. g., 614, 615, 618,620) With what rites are they associated?7.What thoughts prompt the appearance of Goodman Brown’s guide? What are some of hisstrange qualities? Why, for example, does he resemble an older version of Brown himself, and
