For this discussion thread, discuss at least two of the following questions and then respond to at
least two of your classmates’ posts.
1) When Young Goodman Brown sees the man in the forest, it is stated that there is a crook in the
road. A crook in the road indicates that there is a change in direction. Explain why this is significant.
2) You may need to return to the story to notice this, but YGB often states that he has gone far
enough and will return home. However, each time, the devil entices him to stay. Do you feel that it is
the devil’s doing that Brown stays, or is it due to Brown’s choice? Explain.
3) The story states that Faith is “aptly named.” Explain the significance of Brown’s wife’s name. How might it have double meaning in the story?
4) Brown lives a sad, lonely life after his time in the forest because he no longer trusts those around him, including his wife. What do you feel is the ultimate message of this story?
5) Do you think Brown is justified in distrusting those around him? By the end of the story, we do not know if the events of the night took place or if Brown dreamt them. Regardless of that, we do know that people are capable of both good and evil. Discuss these things in answering the question.
Student 1
When Young Goodman Brown sees the man in the forest, it is stated that there is a crook in the road. A crook in the road indicates that there is a change in direction. Explain why this is significant.
When Young Goodman brown comes to the crook in the road, the story has changed directions- what seemed as a simple trip away from home to deny the devil has suddenly become one that will change his views on both the people and the world around him.
3) The story states that Faith is “aptly named.” Explain the significance of Brown’s wife’s name. How might it have double meaning in the story?
Faith represents all that Brown believes is good and pure. She is the most Godly person he knows. When suddenly this belief is challenged, he stops trusting her. Until then, he had swore that so long as Faith remains holy, then his religion was worth trying to fight for. By the end of the story he is alone in his misery and has lost his ‘faith’.
Student 2
1) When Young Goodman Brown sees the man in the forest, it is stated that there is a crook in the road. A crook in the road indicates that there is a change in direction. Explain why this is significant.
When YGB sees the man in the forest, this is when he starts talking about going from being a good person to being a bad person; from a man of Christian faith to following the devil. This is significant because he has never done this or been like this and this creates a major change in his life that never resolves fully.
4) Brown lives a sad, lonely life after his time in the forest, because he no longer trusts those around him, including his wife. What do you feel is the ultimate message of this story?
I feel like he let the devil into his life for even a moment and that changed his life forever. He let his guard down, questioned his faith which likely carried him and held up his relationships all his life which is what made his life wholesome and happy. I feel like the ultimate message was that he couldnt trust himself as he wasnt for sure what happened so he didnt feel like he could trust anyone else either which made him sad.
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